Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: A rare complication of anorexia nervosa

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Filosso, Pier Luigi ^a   Garabello, Domenica ^b   Lyberis, Paraskevas ^a   Ruffini, Enrico ^a   Oliaro, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NECK; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 77949492290     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.04.037     Document Type: Article

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