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Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in COVID-19: barotrauma or lung frailty?

ERJ Open Research, 2020
Background In mechanically ventilated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we frequently recognised the development of pneumomediastinum and/or subcutaneous emphysema despite ...
Daniel H.L. Lemmers, Mohammed Abu Hilal, Claudio Bnà, Chiara Prezioso, Erika Cavallo, Niccolò Nencini, Serena Crisci, Federica Fusina, Giuseppe Natalini   +8 more
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Diagnosis and Management of Esophageal Injuries: A Western Trauma Association Critical Decisions Algorithm [PDF]

, 2015
: This is a recommended management algorithm from the Western Trauma Association addressing the diagnostic evaluation and management of esophageal injuries in adult patients.
Albrecht, Roxie A., Biffl, Walter L., Brasel, Karen, Croce, Martin, Feliciano, David V., Karmy-Jones, Riyad, Moore, Ernest E., Namias, Nicholas, Rowell, Susan, Schreiber, Martin, Shatz, David V.   +10 more
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Airway management and mechanical ventilation using the Ventrain in a cat for surgical repair of an intrathoracic tracheal avulsion

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract This report describes the complex management of an 11‐month‐old male cat with an intrathoracic tracheal avulsion following blunt trauma, a rare but critical injury typically associated with vehicular accidents. Presenting with severe dyspnoea 10 days after a car accident, the cat exhibited a marked narrowing of the tracheal lumen to 1.2 mm ...
Johanna Vuille‐dit‐Bille, Ute Morath‐Huss, Isabelle Iff   +2 more
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Candida Albicans and Escherichia Coli Superinfection in Emphysematous Pyelonephritis: A Case Report of A Challenging Presentation and Management

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare, life‐threatening infection of the kidney characterized by necrosis and gas formation within the renal parenchyma, collecting system, and perinephric tissue. It commonly occurs in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and in those with obstructive nephropathy.
Daniel P. Mujuni, Abid M. Sadiq, Kajiru G. Kilonzo, Raya S. Hamad, Abel Mwanga, Elphius J. Asila, Donald D. Lema, Elichilia R. Shao, Elifuraha W. Mkwizu, Nyasatu G. Chamba   +9 more
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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a patient with marijuana use

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
The Macklin effect plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of spontaneous pneumomediastinum. It is the process by which is there is a blunt alveolar rupture that leads to air dissection through the bronchopulmonary sheaths and spreads into the ...
Nutthakorn Horugsa, Jiyeon Kim, Samuel Kim, Judy Lalmuanpuii   +3 more
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Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum Secondary to COVID-19 Disease Unrelated to Mechanical Ventilation

Case Reports in Critical Care, 2020
In the recent worldwide coronavirus 2019 pandemic, a notable rise in pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax complications has been witnessed in numerous mechanically ventilated patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Lara Tucker, Sachin Patel, Catherine Vatsis, Antonia Poma, Ali Ammar, Wael Nasser, Satyanarayana Mukkera, Mai Vo, Rumi Khan, Steve Carlan   +9 more
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Esophageal Perforation in Zollinger–Ellison Syndrome: A Scoping Review of Management and Outcomes

JGH Open, Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Esophageal perforation in Zollinger–Ellison syndrome (ZES) is an exceedingly rare and life‐threatening manifestation of gastrinoma‐related acid hypersecretion. While peptic ulceration and severe reflux are recognized complications of ZES, perforation represents the ultimate consequence of uncontrolled hyperacidity. Evidence remains confined to
Agostino Fernicola, Domenico Parmeggiani, Felice Crocetto, Armando Calogero, Alessio Cece, Domenico Romano, Giacomo Benassai, Gennaro Quarto, Michele Santangelo   +8 more
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An unexpected complication of robotic cardiac surgery: Pneumomediastinum

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, 2019
Pneumomediastinum is a rare entity that is defined as free air in the mediastinal space. A 26-year-old male patient was admitted with pneumomediastinum as an unexpected complication of robotic surgery.
Gökhan Erol, Emre Kubat, Hüseyin Sicim, Murat Kadan, Cengiz Bolcal   +4 more
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Sail sign in neonatal pneumomediastinum: a case report

BMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background Pneumomediastinum is an uncommon cause of neonatal respiratory distress. Clinical history and examination of the neonate may be uninformative in determining the aetiology of the respiratory distress.
Stephen Sze Shing Teo, Archana Priyadarshi, Kathryn Browning Carmo   +2 more
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Generalized surgical emphysema as an early complication of facial fracture : a case report [PDF]

, 1977
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.zaA case of multiple facial fractures complicated by subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum and pneumoretroperitoneum, in the absence of intra-abdominal, neck or chest injuries, is described.
Adendorff, D., Grotepass, F., Malherbe, W. D. F.   +2 more
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