Cervico-mediastinal haematoma following sneezing

Spontaneous mediastinal haematoma.

To cite: Chida Y, Inokuchi R, Ishida T, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2016-217799 DESCRIPTION A healthy man aged 32 years, with no notable family or medical history and no history of trauma, reported of sudden severe back pain on stretching and holding his breath while working at his desk. Apart from tachypnoea, his vital signs and physic...

Cervico-mediastinal thyroid masses - our experience.

INTRODUCTION Over the last decades, several definitions and classifications of cervico-mediastinal goiters and thyroid masses have been proposed. We analyze and discuss the clinical presentation, the diagnostic procedures and the surgical technique in relation to post-operative complications and results in cervico-mediastinal thyroid masses admitted in our Clinic of Thoracic Surgery over a peri...

Mediastinal haematoma: a rare complication following insertion of central venous catheter.

Mediastinal haematoma is a rare complication following insertion of central venous catheter, with few cases reported in the literature. We report a case of mediastinal haematoma in a 33-year-old male patient with end-stage renal disease. In this patient central venous catheter insertion through the right subclavian vein was attempted on the operation table for renal transplantation but the proc...

Orbital Emphysema Following Ocular Trauma and Sneezing

Orbital emphysema is typically a benign condition that occurs following forceful injection of air into the orbital soft tissue spaces. In many cases there is a history of trauma and fracture of an orbital bone, which permits air entry. However, other mechanisms of orbital emphysema have been reported including infection, pulmonary barotrauma, injury from compressed-air hoses, and complications ...

Aortic dissection complicated by a mediastinal haematoma and haemoptysis.