Spontaneous cervical subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema secondary to occult sigmoid diverticulitis
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Spontaneous cervical subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema secondary to occult sigmoid diverticulitis.
We present a case of spontaneous mediastinal and subcutaneous cervical emphysema due to perforation of an occult sigmoid diverticulitis. Mediastinal emphysema should alert the physician to the possibility of retroperitoneal gastrointestinal perforation, even in patients without signs of distinct peritoneal irritation.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0000-0000,0903-1936
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.95.0812188