Spontaneous mediastinal emphysema

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 885-888

  Weissberg, Dorit ^a,b   Weissberg, Dov ^a,b,c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Israel ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Emphysema; Mediastinal emphysema; Mediastinum; Pneumomediastinum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRAIN; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PLEURA; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPONTANEOUS MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 7244226338     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.05.050     Document Type: Article

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