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Pediatric Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum after a Push-Up Exercise: An Uncommon Complication of a Common Exercise

Children, 2020
Pediatric spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an uncommon condition associated with infection, trauma, or coexisting structural lung pathology. Exercise-related spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum are rarely reported.
Chih-Yi Tsay, Yu-Long Chen, Chien-Sheng Chen, Po-Chen Lin, Meng-Yu Wu   +4 more
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Hamman syndrome in an 18-year-old male patient [PDF]

Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra
In 1939, Hamman´s syndrome, also know as spontaneous pneumomediastinum, was characterized by the presence of pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumorrhachis.
Laura Campos Modesto, Pedro Rodrigo Magalhães Negreiros de Almeida , Vitorino Modesto dos Santos, Fernanda Silva Bertulucci Angotti, Lilian Sousa Santana, Nathalia Gadelha Costa Hentges   +5 more
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A case of large volume pneumomediastinum, extending to and surrounding the thecal sac, in a COVID-19 positive ventilated patient

Journal of Mechanical Ventilation
A widespread prevalence of barotrauma among ventilated COVID-19 positive patients was observed during the pandemic. Some studies have associated COVID-19 related barotrauma with a longer length of hospitalization, longer ICU stay, and higher mortality.
Hugh David Mc Guire, Ben Cantan, Richard Sweeney, Sinead Galvin   +3 more
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Spontaneous Extensive Subcutaneous Emphysema, Pneumothorax, Pneumorrhachis, Pneumoperitoneum and Pneumoretroperitoneum in a Young Manwith COVID-19

Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Spontaneous pneumorrhachis and pneumoperitoneum are very rare conditions that involve the presence of air within the spinal canal and peritoneum, respectively, without any traumatic or underlying disease.During the COVID-19 pandemic,there have been ...
Behgam Fatehi, Morteza Talebi Doluee, Elnaz Vafadar Moradi   +2 more
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Pneumorrhachis with Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: Should It Raise Special Concerns?

Oman Medical Journal, 2018
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is a rare and benign condition predominantly seen in young males. Patients present with non-specific pleuritic chest pain, cough, and dyspnea. Hence, it is difficult to diagnose in the acute setting until other serious
Dina Valiyakath, Thuraya Al Busaidi, Salma Al Shamsi, Yaqoob Al Sawafi   +3 more
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Pneumorrhachis, pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium and subcutaneous emphysema as complications of bronchial asthma

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2009
Pneumorrhachis (PR), or epidural emphysema, denotes the presence of air in the spinal epidural space. It can be associated with a variety of etiologies, including trauma; recent iatrogenic manipulations during surgical, anesthesiological and diagnostic ...
Manden Prasad, Siddiqui Almas
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Klebsiella pneumoniae-associated pneumorrhachis. [PDF]

Indian J Med Res, 2023
Zheng W, Zhou H.
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Narrative review of traumatic pneumorrhachis. [PDF]

World J Crit Care Med, 2023
Pneumorrhachis (PR) is defined as presence of free air in the spinal canal. Traumatic PR is very rare, and its exact incidence and pathogenesis is unknown. A comprehensive literature search was performed using the PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar and Scopus databases to identify articles relevant to traumatic PR published till January 2023.
Pothiawala S, Civil I.
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Traumatic Pneumorrhachis in a Young Male Motor Vehicle Accident Victim

Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 2016
Pneumorrhachis (PR), which involves the entrapment of air or gas within the spinal canal, is a rare clinical entity. The pathogenesis and etiology of this uncommon entity vary and may present a diagnostic challenge. Air in the spinal canal can be divided
Hamid Behzadnia, Babak Alijani, Armin Ramzannezhad, Siavash Dehghani   +3 more
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Successful conservative management of epidural gas accumulation and haematoma formation following a lateral corpectomy in a dog

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2023., 2023
Abstract A 9‐year‐8‐month‐old, male, neutered labrador crossbreed dog was presented for evaluation of a chronic, progressive pelvic limb ataxia and thoracolumbar hyperaesthesia. The patient was diagnosed with a T12–T13 intervertebral disc protrusion and treated surgically with a lateral corpectomy procedure. After an initial post‐operative improvement,
Megan Madden, Callum Atkins, Zohra Khan, Nicolas Israeliantz, Tiziana Liuti, Kiterie Faller   +5 more
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