A Rare Case of Pneumomediastinum after Eustachian Tube Dilation

Eustachian tube dilation (ETD) is a relatively new intervention for the treatment of eustachian tube dysfunction. Though it previously had no assigned billing code, the American Medical Association recently accepted a new Category I Current Procedural Terminology code application for ETD to be effec...

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Published inO.R.L. Journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties Vol. 83; no. 2; pp. 127 - 129
Main Authors Long, Sallie, Obayemi, Adetokunbo, Rameau, Anaïs
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland 01.03.2021
Subjects
Case Report
Balloon dilation
Eustachian tube dysfunction
Pneumomediastinum
Eustachian tube dilation
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Summary:Eustachian tube dilation (ETD) is a relatively new intervention for the treatment of eustachian tube dysfunction. Though it previously had no assigned billing code, the American Medical Association recently accepted a new Category I Current Procedural Terminology code application for ETD to be effective in January 2021. Reported complications are uncommon and usually minor. Herein, we present a rare case of massive pneumomediastinum following this procedure. Such major complications are critical to report as ETD becomes a more commonly practiced procedure.
ISSN:0301-1569
1423-0275
DOI:10.1159/000512857