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Proportion and Clinical Relevance of Intraspinal Air in Patients With Pneumomediastinum [PDF]

American Journal of Roentgenology, 2018
The purposes of this study were to determine the incidence of pneumorrhachis among patients with pneumomediastinum, determine whether its proportion correlates with the extent of pneumomediastinum, and ascertain its clinical relevance.The radiologic database was searched for CT reports between January 2009 and September 2013 containing the term ...
Gerald, Behr, Eralda, Mema, Katherine, Costa, Anjali, Garg   +3 more
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Concurrent spontaneous pneumocephalus and pneumorrhachis due to polymicrobial infection: a case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
Intracranial pneumocephalus combined with intraspinal pneumorrhachis represents a scarce and highly lethal condition. We report the case of a 69-year-old woman who initially presented with status epilepticus, followed by progressive deterioration of ...
Shang Xiang, Daiping Hua, Liang Hong, Lanting Sun, Hongshuai Wu, Han Wang   +5 more
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Minimally invasive approach to cervical intraspinal air gun pellet in a pediatric patient [PDF]

Child's Nervous System
Abstract Background The authors report a case of a 12-year-old girl who presented for neurosurgical evaluation one month after sustaining a ballistic injury to the anterior left side of her neck from a pellet gun accidental firing. Immediately following the misfire, the patient experienced pain
Patch, Olivia F., Wilkinson, John H., Hidalgo, Joaquin A.   +2 more
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An Unusual Cause of Persistent Wheeze in Infancy: Intrathoracic Neuroblastoma of the Lower Thoracic Sympathetic Chain. [PDF]

Case Rep Pulmonol
Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid malignancy of childhood, typically arising from the adrenal medulla or paraspinal sympathetic chain. Although intrathoracic neuroblastoma is uncommon, involvement of the lower thoracic sympathetic chain is particularly rare, with most reported thoracic tumors arising in the upper posterior mediastinum
Hamad SG, Bachir R, Kammouh H, Khedr H, Rezqalla JA, Al-Mashhadani MA.   +5 more
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Intraspinal air after blunt thoracic trauma

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2006
Presence of intraspinal air (pneomorachis) is usually iatrogenic after epidural injections or spinal manipulations. It may also be associated with degenerative disc disease, epidural abscess and synovial cysts.
Krasoudakis A, Marathianos S, Tsiminikakis N, Chavredakis E, Arhontakis G   +4 more
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Hamman syndrome with a rare feature of pneumorrhachis – an unusual complication of polysubstance abuse and e-vaping [PDF]

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Hamman syndrome is defined as dissection of air in mediastinum and skin fascia usually due to increased intrathoracic pressure. The air leak tends to make its way into pleural and pericardial layers; however, in rare instances air can also dissect into ...
Muhammad Saad Anwar, Anosh Aslam Khan, Richa Dua, Fatima Kausar Nawaz, Farhan Khalid, Doantrang Du   +5 more
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Pleuropulmonary Blastoma in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report and Review of Current Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare, highly aggressive pulmonary tumor that typically presents in the pediatric population. The overall prognosis of PPB is poor, although type I PPB can regress spontaneously. In this case report, the authors present a 3.5‐year‐old boy histopathologically diagnosed with PPB type III, who underwent three ...
Bashiri Aliabadi S, Baghersalimi A, Darbandi B, Fallah Arzpeyma S, Enshaei M.   +4 more
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Computed Tomography Findings in Traumatic Pneumorachis: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023
The phenomenon of air entering the spinal canal is rare and termed pneumorachis. Due to its rarity, the evaluation and management of pneumorachis have not been well understood.
VIVEK RAMESH DADAGA, VAISHALI D MUDABASAPPAGOL   +1 more
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Pneumorrhachis Secondary to a Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer with Pre-Sacral Abscess—Case Report and Review

Medicina, 2023
The occurrence of pneumorrhachis (PR), defined as the presence of air within the spinal canal, presents a complex clinical picture with diverse etiological factors.
Razvan Diaconescu, Dorel Popovici, Cristi Tarta, Alexandru Isaic, Dan Costachescu, Bogdan Totolici   +5 more
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Epidural pneumorrhachis in COVID-19: a rare clinical entity

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021
Pneumorrhachis is an extremely rare clinical entity, involving air entrapment within the spinal canal. We present a unique case of epidural pneumorrhachis accompanying pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium, in the setting of COVID-19 infection in a 62 ...
Shiavax J. Rao, Pallavi Lakra, Abhinandan R. Chittal, Michael Aughenbaugh, Christopher J. Haas   +4 more
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