Diagnosis and treatment of spontaneous pneumomediastinum

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 229-231

  Gunluoglu, M Z ^a   Cansever, L ^a   Demlr, A ^a   Kocaturk, C ^a   Melek, H ^a   Dlncer, S I ^a   Bedlrhan, M A ^a  

^a Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diagnosis and treatment; Spontaneous pneumomediastinum; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NASAL SPEECH; NECK SWELLING; NOSE DISEASE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SWELLING; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; AIR; BED REST; DELIVERY; EDEMA; HOARSENESS; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NECK; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SNEEZING; SPEECH DISORDER; THORAX DISEASE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

OXYGEN;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; AIR; BED REST; COUGH; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DRAINAGE; EDEMA; FEMALE; HOARSENESS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NECK; OXYGEN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SNEEZING; SPEECH DISORDERS; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORACIC DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70350497714     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1039059     Document Type: Article

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