Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as a complication of asthma in children: case report and literature review

M Tortajada-Girbés, M Moreno-Prat… - Therapeutic …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is an uncommon disorder. It is rarely
reported in paediatric patients and may be accompanied by subcutaneous emphysema. It is …

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: 41 cases

I Macia, J Moya, R Ramos, R Morera… - European journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is characterized by the presence of interstitial
air in the mediastinum without any apparent precipitating factor. The purpose of this study is …

Current assessment and management of spontaneous pneumomediastinum: experience in 24 adult patients

GJ Koullias, DP Korkolis, XJ Wang… - European journal of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is an uncommon, benign, self-limited
disorder that usually occurs in young adults without any apparent precipitating factor or …

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: analysis of 62 consecutive adult patients

VN Iyer, AY Joshi, JH Ryu - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE To clarify the clinical presentation and course of patients with spontaneous
pneumomediastinum (SP) and to determine the usefulness of diagnostic testing in these …

[PDF][PDF] Mediastinal emphysema complicating diabetic ketoacidosis: plea for conservative diagnostic approach

RG Pauw, TS Van der Werf, HM Van Dullemen… - Neth J Med, 2007 - njmonline.nl
METH ods We searched MEDLINE and PubMed in English, Dutch, and German language
publications, with the search strategy:'{pneumomediastinum OR (mediastin* AND …

Frequent cause of the Macklin effect in spontaneous pneumomediastinum: demonstration by multidetector-row computed tomography

M Sakai, S Murayama, M Gibo… - Journal of computer …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Macklin effect in patients with
spontaneous pneumomediastinum by multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) …

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: are we overinvestigating?

J Chapdelaine, M Beaunoyer, P Daigneault… - Journal of pediatric …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is uncommon in pediatrics.
Because of the growing concern about the risks of radiation in children, the authors …

Pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, and epidural pneumatosis in DKA

P Pooyan, M Puruckherr, JA Summers… - Journal of diabetes and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Pneumomediastinum (PM) is an uncommon condition characterized by the presence of air
in the mediastinum. It is associated with alveolar rupture that allows air to traverse along the …

Spontaneous thoracic air-leakage syndrome in patients following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: causes, CT-follow up and patient outcome

M Vogel, H Brodoefel, W Bethge, C Faul… - European journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to describe and illustrate the acute and follow-up
imaging features, clinical constellation and outcome of patients with thoracic air-leakage …

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a rare disease associated with chest pain in adolescents

SH Kim, J Huh, J Song, IS Kang - Yonsei Medical Journal, 2015 - synapse.koreamed.org
Purpose Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is a rare entity, with only a few cases
reported, especially in adolescents. We aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics of SPM …