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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Lethal mediastinal emphysema caused by inhalation of paraquat: a case report [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary MedicineThis 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.
Qing Tang +3 more
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Spontaneous Retropharyngeal and Mediastinal Emphysema [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 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.
Do-Yeon Cho +2 more
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Retroperitoneal and Mediastinal Emphysema after Sigmoid Colon Resection [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 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
Ryusei Yamamoto +6 more
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Surgical and mediastinal emphysema in critically ill COVID-19 patients: A multicentric experience [PDF]
Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 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).
Yasser Aljehani +7 more
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Facial, Cervical, and Mediastinal Emphysema of the Clarinet Player: Case Report
Balkan Medical Journal, 2014 Background: Cervicofacial emphysema may arise due to the leakage of air from a defect in the aerodigestive tract to the fascial layers of neck and face. Rarely, it may be caused by insufflation of air through the Stensen’s duct.
Yusuf Özgür Biçer +3 more
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Severe pneumoperitoneum, mediastinal emphysema, and thoracoabdominal wall emphysema during flexible bronchoscopy: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineThis case presents a rare complication that occurred during flexible bronchoscopy, including severe pneumoperitoneum, mediastinal emphysema, and thoracoabdominal wall emphysema.
Jun Yang +5 more
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Periorbital and mediastinal emphysema after upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: Case report of a rare complication [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 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
Thankappan Lekha +3 more
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Spontaneous mediastinal emphysema [PDF]
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2004 Spontaneous mediastinal emphysema is uncommon. Its cause has not been determined precisely, but the entity is usually associated with suddenly raised alveolar pressure.Between 1980 and 2001, 114 patients with mediastinal emphysema of various causes were hospitalized in the Wolfson Medical Center.
Dorit, Weissberg, Dov, Weissberg
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Cervicofacial and mediastinal emphysema due to a dental procedure
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and 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 ...
Mityanand Ramnarine, Zvi Dubin
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