Mediastinal Emphysema - Radiography
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Thoracic air leakage in the presentation of cast bronchitis.

30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Cast bronchitis is a rare but potentially fatal condition caused by the accumulation of mucus in the bronchial tree usually secondary to infection, inflammation, or vascular stasis. Air leakage is an uncommon presentation of cast ... Read more...

Class test stress as an unusual cause of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a 14-year-old girl.

30 May 2009 Pneumomediastinum can occur spontaneously in several medical conditions such as asthma or secondarily because of injuries of the trachea or esophagus. Both types of pneumomediastinum may be life threatening, depending on possible complications and, ... Read more...

Diagnosis and treatment of spontaneous pneumomediastinum.

18 May 2009 BACKGROUND: Due to its rarity there is no clear policy on the management of spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM). METHODS: We treated 23 SPM patients between January 1 996 and November 2 006. There were 20 males and 3 females and their mean age was ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mediastinal Emphysema - Radiography'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Bubble-wrapped. 29 Sep 2009
• An unusual cause of chest pain. 10 Aug 2009
• Thoracic air leakage in the presentation of cast bronchitis. 30 Jul 2009
• What is your diagnosis? Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. 13 Jun 2009
• Class test stress as an unusual cause of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a 14-year-old girl. 30 May 2009
• Diagnosis and treatment of spontaneous pneumomediastinum. 18 May 2009
• [A young man' spontaneous pneumomediastinum] 5 May 2009
• Pneumomediastinum in Boerhaave syndrome. 29 Apr 2009
• Bilateral pneumothoraces, pneumomediastinum, pneumoperitoneum, pneumoretroperitoneum, and subcutaneous emphysema after thoracoscopic anterior fracture stabilization. 29 Apr 2009
• Pneumomediastinum in the injured patient: inconsequential or predictive? 29 Apr 2009
• Subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, pneumoperitoneum, and pneumoretroperitoneum by insufflation of compressed air at the external genitalia in a child. 30 Mar 2009
• [Spontanous pneumomediastinum after yoga practice - a case report] 30 Mar 2009
• Severe pneumomediastinum after high-pressure air-injection injury to the hand: a case of pneumomediastinum with an unusual cause. 30 Mar 2009
• A case of tracheal injury with intubation during electroconvulsive therapy. 27 Feb 2009
• Abdominal distension in a patient with Crohn's disease. 27 Feb 2009
• Epidural pneumatosis associated with pneumomediastinum occurring at rest. 30 Jan 2009
• [Atypical radiologic images after upper digestive tract endoscopy] 30 Dec 2008
• Pneumomediastinum in a 21-year-old female with lupus. 30 Dec 2008
• Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema secondary to amyopathic dermatomyositis with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia in invasive breast cancer: a case report and review of literature. 16 Dec 2008
• Dermatomyositis, complicated with pneumomediastinum, successfully treated with cyclosporine A: a case report and review of literature. 16 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Mediastinal Emphysema'

Definition: Presence of air in the mediastinal tissues due to leakage of air from the tracheobronchial tree, usually as a result of trauma.

Descriptor UI: D008478

Alternative terms: Mediastinal Emphysema; Pneumomediastinum; Emphysema, Mediastinal; Emphysemas, Mediastinal; Mediastinal Emphysemas;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C08.846.187.290; C23.550.325.250;

Technical Notes: do not confuse with radiogr pneumomediastinum ( = PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM, DIAGNOSTIC)