Pneumomediastinum following a stab wound to the chest.

نویسندگان

  • Hosam E Matar
  • Manojkumar S Nair
  • Romi Navaratnam
چکیده

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION Pneumomediastinum (PM) relates to air collection around the mediastinal structures. It is classifi ed into spontaneous PM, without any obvious primary source, and secondary PM, with a specifi c responsible pathologic event, such as trauma, intrathoracic infections or violation of the aerodigestive tract. 1 The prevalence of PM in major trauma centres ranged from 1% to 5.2% of all patients with chest trauma. 2

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • BMJ case reports

دوره 2011  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011