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Pneumomediastinum (from Gr****
pneuma – "air", also
known as
mediastinal emphysema) is
pneumatosis (abnormal
presence of air or
other gas) in the mediastinum...
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Numerous etiologies of
subcutaneous emphysema have been described.
Pneumomediastinum was
first recognized as a
medical entity by Laennec, who reported...
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infection can
progress very quickly, this is a
serious condition.
Pneumomediastinum is the
presence of air in the mediastinum,
which in some
cases can...
- lead to pneumothorax,
pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) and
pneumomediastinum.
Barotrauma is a
recognised complication of
mechanical ventilation...
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subcutaneous emphysema (air in the
subcutaneous tissues of the skin) and
pneumomediastinum (air in the mediastinum, the
center of the
chest cavity), sometimes...
- also be
trapped in the mediastinum, the
center of the
chest cavity (
pneumomediastinum). If air
escapes from a
penetrating injury to the neck, a definite...
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heart beat
rather than respiration. Hamman's
crunch is
caused by
pneumomediastinum or pneumopericardium, and is ****ociated with
tracheobronchial injury...
- Limited[clarification needed]
biopsies are ****ociated with a very
small risk of
pneumomediastinum or
mediastinitis and an even-lower risk of
damaging the
heart or large...
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elevation of the
thymic lobes in the
setting of
pneumomediastinum.
Bejvan S,
Godwin J (1996). "
Pneumomediastinum: old
signs and new signs". AJR Am J Roentgenol...
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hernia such as
gastric volvulus, perforation, pneumoperitoneum, and
pneumomediastinum. A
large hiatal hernia on
chest X-ray
marked by open
arrows in contrast...
