Current assessment and management of spontaneous pneumomediastinum: Experience in 24 adult patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 852-855

  Koullias, George J ^a   Korkolis, Dimitris P ^a,b   Wang, Xu Jie ^a   Hammond, Graeme L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b School of Medicine ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Mediastinal emphysema; Pneumomediastinum; Spontaneous pneumomediastinum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSOCIATION; BENIGN TUMOR; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ABUSE; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM CANCER; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 1842634632     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.01.042     Document Type: Review

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