Air within the spinal canal in spontaneous pneumomediastinum

Chest

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1197-1200

  Belotti, Eva A ^a   Rizzi, Mattia ^a,c   Rodoni Cassis, Paola ^b   Ragazzi, Monica ^a   Zanolari Caledrerari, Maura ^a   Bianchetti, Mario G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Ospedale Mendrisio   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; LAMINECTOMY; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 77951795666     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-0514     Document Type: Article

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