Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: Origin Identified by Chest Computed Tomography

Internal Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 877-879

  Kaneki, Toshimichi ^a   Kubo, Keishi ^a   Sone, Shusuke ^a   Kawashima, Akira ^b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Okaya City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Mechanism of spm; Rupture of alveoli; Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (spm)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MALE; NECK PAIN; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; RADIOGRAPHY; RUPTURE; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AIR; CHEST PAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; NECK PAIN; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032174635     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.37.877     Document Type: Article

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