Intrapulmonary bronchogenic cyst and cerebral gas embolism in an aircraft flight passenger

Chest

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 575-577

  Almeida, Francisco Aécio ^a   DeSouza, Bryan X ^b   Meyer, Thomas ^b   Gregory, Susan ^b   Greenspon, Lee ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LANKENAU HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Air embolism; Bronchogenic cyst; Gas embolism; Pulmonary cyst

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

AGED; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY; GAS EMBOLISM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG BAROTRAUMA; LUNG CYST; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33747624742     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.130.2.575     Document Type: Article

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