Pneumomediastinum: is this really a benign entity? When it can be considered as spontaneous? Our experience in 47 adult patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 573-575

  Perna, Valerio ^a   Vilà, Ester ^a   Guelbenzu, Juan José ^a   Amat, Irene ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mediastinal emphysema; Pneumomediastinum; Spontaneous pneumomediastinum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PAIN; TRACHEA COMPRESSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHEST PAIN; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449107547     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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