Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: experience in 18 patients during the last 12 years
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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: experience in 18 patients during the last 12 years
Objective: To characterize clinically all of the patients with spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) admitted to an adult pulmonology ward in Lisbon, Portugal. Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study of all adult patients (≥ 18 years of age) diagnosed with SPM between January of 2004 and September of 2015. Results: At least one predisposing factor was identified in most (88.9%) of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1806-3756,1806-3713
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37562016000000052