A Case of Mediastinal Emphysema Following Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2022 Mediastinal emphysema is an extremely rare and potentially fatal complication of endoscopic sinus surgery. The case presented involves a 73-year-old man who developed mediastinal emphysema following endoscopic sinus surgery for severe sinonasal polyposis.
Tasha Nasrollahi +3 more
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Application of percutaneous dilated tracheotomy under direct vision in severe neurosurgical patients
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2023 Objective To contrastive analyze the safety of percutaneous dilated tracheotomy under direct vision (PDTUDV) compared with standard percutaneous dilated tracheotomy (PDT) in severe neurosurgical patients.
ZHANG Tan, DING Yu, YUAN Li⁃qun
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Cervicofacial and mediastinal emphysema following minor dental procedure: a case report and review of the literature. [PDF]
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2020 Background Subcutaneous cervical emphysema is a clinical sign associated with many conditions, including laryngotracheal trauma, pneumothorax and necrotizing deep tissue infections. Case presentation We discuss a case of a 76-year-old man presenting with
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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, 2019 Laura Veder
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Subcutaneous Emphysema as a Complication of Tonsillectomy: A Systematic Literature Review and Case Report [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2018 Introduction: Subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema is a rare complication after tonsillectomy. This case presentation and literature review summarizes the existing literature on this unusual complication.
Panagiotis Saravakos +3 more
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2020 A 50-year-old human immunodeficiency virus positive patient who was diagnosed with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia developed severe subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema, which was progressive despite low pressure mechanical ventilation ...
Noor H Bouwmeester +3 more
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SPONTANEOUS MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA [PDF]
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1946 Excerpt Knowledge of the pathology and clinical signs of emphysema of the interstitial tissues of the lung and the mediastinum dates from the time of Laennec, but only during the past decade has it...
I D, FAGIN, E H, SCHWAB
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Diagnosing and mapping pulmonary emphysema on X-ray projection images [PDF]
, 2013 To assess whether grating-based X-ray dark-field imaging can increase the sensitivity of X-ray projection images in the diagnosis of pulmonary emphysema and allow for a more accurate assessment of emphysema distribution.
Pfeiffer, Franz +16 more
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Subcutaneous Emphysema after a Dental Procedure
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2022 Subcutaneous emphysema is the presence of air beneath the skin’s soft tissues. It can result from medical conditions, trauma or iatrogenic causes. The occurrence of subcutaneous emphysema after a dental procedure is rare.
Daniela Brito +2 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of mediastinal width measurement on posteroanterior and anteroposterior chest radiographs in the depiction of acute nontraumatic thoracic aortic dissection [PDF]
, 2012 We aimed to explore the diagnostic accuracy of various mediastinal measurements in determining acute nontraumatic thoracic aortic dissection with respect to posteroanterior (PA) and anteroposterior (AP) chest radiographs, which had received little ...
Wan Chi Chan +7 more
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