surgical emphysema

When the condition is caused by surgery it is called surgical emphysema.

Surgical emphysema of intestine after gastro-enterostomy.

Subcutaneous crepitus (or surgical emphysema) is a crackling sound resulting from subcutaneous emphysema, or air trapped in the subcutaneous tissues.

In 1978 the 10 year old son of a fisherman presented with acute respiratory distress and surgical emphysema in upper thorax, neck, and face after accidentally swallowing a live fish.