Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: 41 cases

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1110-1114

  Macia, Ivan ^a   Moya, Juan ^a   Ramos, Ricard ^a   Morera, Ricard ^a   Escobar, Ignacio ^a   Saumench, Josep ^a   Perna, Valerio ^a   Rivas, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Dyspnea; Mediastinal emphysema; Spontaneous pneumomediastinum; Subcutaneous emphysema

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX INJURY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHEST PAIN; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248530427     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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