A CASE OF EPIDURAL EMPHYSEMA COMPLICATED WITH BRONCHIAL ASTHMA ATTACK
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A case of bronchial asthma complicated by epidural emphysema.
are caused by trauma or iatrogenic interventions, and to the best of our knowledge, only 17 cases associated with bronchial asthma have been reported in the literature up to February 2012. The mechanism by which this condition is considered to develop is the exfoliation of transudative air in the posterior mediastinum space due to high bronchoalveolar pressure, and the subsequent invasion of th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1882-5133,1345-2843
DOI: 10.3919/jjsa.69.44