Bilateral pneumothorax after orthognatic surgery

• Main Authors: Dario Bertossi (Author), Luciano Malchiodi (Author), Matteo Turra (Author), Vincenzo Bondi (Author), Massimo Albanese (Author), Alessandra Lucchese (Author), Francesco Carinci (Author), Pierfrancesco Nocini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Among complications in orthognathic surgery, the insurgence of pneumothorax is very rare. Pneumothorax is the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity and it is rare complications in the postoperative oral and maxillofacial surgery patient. The clinical results are dependent on the degree of col...