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Lethal mediastinal emphysema caused by inhalation of paraquat: a case report. [PDF]

BMC Pulm Med
This paper reports on a 22-year-old male presenting with persistent chest pain accompanied by mediastinal emphysema. We firstly considered mediastinal emphysema induced by community acquired pneumonia.
Tang Q, Xu J, Wang H, Wang L.
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Spontaneous Retropharyngeal and Mediastinal Emphysema. [PDF]

Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol, 2016
A 14-year-old girl with no significant medical history presented at Emergency Department with sore throat and odynophagia after one episode of nonviolent coughing.
Cho DY, Aaron GP, Shepard KG.
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Periorbital and Mediastinal Emphysema after Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Case Report of a Rare Complication. [PDF]

J Ophthalmic Vis Res, 2017
Purpose: To report a rare case of periorbital emphysema concurrent with cervicofacial and mediastinal emphysema in an elderly woman who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for chronic liver disease. Case Report: An elderly woman with decompensated
Lekha T, Venkatakrishnan L, Divya K, Lavanya P.   +3 more
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Cervicofacial and mediastinal emphysema due to a dental procedure.

J Emerg Trauma Shock, 2017
Dental procedures, though commonplace and usually very safe, are not without complications. We report on a case of extensive cervicofacial and mediastinal emphysema after a routine dental procedure, initially masquerading as an allergic reaction in an ...
Ramnarine M, Dubin Z.
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Subcutaneous and Mediastinal Emphysema Followed by Group A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci Mediastinitis. A Complicated Course after Adenotonsillectomy: Case Report. [PDF]

Diagnostics (Basel), 2019
Tonsillectomy is a commonly performed surgery in the daily practice of an otorhinolaryngologist. For patients as well as health professionals, the best known complication is post-operative bleeding. Among the less noted, but potentially life-threatening,
Duvekot A, van Heesch G, Veder L.
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Retroperitoneal and Mediastinal Emphysema after Sigmoid Colon Resection. [PDF]

Case Rep Gastroenterol, 2023
Retroperitoneal and mediastinal emphysema after colon resection is extremely rare, especially in the absence of anastomotic leakage. The feasibility and safety of conservative treatment for this complication are unknown. We report a patient who underwent
Yamamoto R, Yoshida K, Ando M, Toyoda Y, Tanaka A, Kato K, Yamaguchi R.   +6 more
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Asymptomatic sigmoid diverticulum perforation-induced subcutaneous, mediastinal, and retroperitoneal emphysema: A case report and literature review [PDF]

Respir Med Case Rep
Background: Mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema usually result from spontaneous rupture of the alveolar wall. We present an educational case of subcutaneous, mediastinal, and retroperitoneal emphysema discovered during a routine medical check-up ...
Setoguchi D, Iwanaga N, Nema K, Hagiwara T, Hayashida K, Yamashita K, Hirayama T, Yoshida M, Takeda K, Ide S, Tashiro M, Takazono T, Kitajima M, Sakamoto N, Izumikawa K, Yanagihara K, Inoue K, Mukae H.   +17 more
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Successful management of severe anaerobic infection inducing mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema, septic shock, and ARDS: a case report highlighting VV-ECMO and NGS-guided therapy. [PDF]

Front Med (Lausanne)
BackgroundMediastinal and cervical subcutaneous emphysema caused by anaerobic infections is rare in clinical practice, particularly when accompanied by sepsis, septic shock, and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Wu H, Lan P, Zhou K, Wu X, Xie L.
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Surgical and mediastinal emphysema in critically ill COVID-19 patients: A multicentric experience. [PDF]

Ann Thorac Med, 2022
INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus illness 2019, commonly referred to as COVID-19, is a highly infectious disease brought on by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Aljehani Y, Alkhunaizi AA, Othman SA, Alqumber HA, Almubarak Y, Al-Musawi T, Al Bazroun MI, Alshaikhmohamed K.   +7 more
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Spontaneous Mediastinal Emphysema. [PDF]

Cureus, 2018
The author presents a case of spontaneous mediastinal emphysema, also known as the Hamman's syndrome. This case presentation highlights the common features of spontaneous mediastinal emphysema and reminds the clinician to have an index of suspicion for this diagnosis.
Singh D, Kumar S, Stead TS, Ganti L.
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