Airlessness in airspace. Simultaneous occurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax with pneumomediastinum and pneumorrhachis: Report of a case

Surgery Today

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-51

  Pangtey, Ghan Shyam ^a   Das, Chandan Jyoti ^a   Javan, Ng ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Multidetector computed tomography; Pneumomediastinum; Pneumorrhachis; Spontaneous pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; LUNG COLLAPSE; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMORACHIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; CHEST TUBES; DRAINAGE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; PNEUMOTHORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 37349089813     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: 14362813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-007-3556-y     Document Type: Article

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