Pneumomediastinum following high pressure air injection to the hand.

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  • J Kennedy
  • P Harrington
چکیده

We present the case of a patient who developed pneumomediastinum after high pressure air injection to the hand. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of pneumomediastinum where the gas injection site was the thenar eminence. Fortunately the patient recovered with conservative management.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Irish medical journal

دوره 103 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010