The Macklin effect: pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium following blunt chest trauma
Pneumomediastinum, also known as mediastinal emphysema, is due to air collections surrounding the mediastinum. It is reported that up to 10% of patient with blunt chest trauma will develop pneumomediastinum and in less than 2% of patients, pneumomediastinum results from blunt tracheobronchial...
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| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Medical Associations
2006
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/45101/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45101/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45101/1/Pneumomediastinum_and_Pneumopericardium_following_blunt_chest_trauma.pdf |
| Summary: | Pneumomediastinum, also known as mediastinal
emphysema, is due to air collections surrounding the
mediastinum. It is reported that up to 10% of patient
with blunt chest trauma will develop
pneumomediastinum and in less than 2% of patients,
pneumomediastinum results from blunt
tracheobronchial lesions1
• Pneumopericardium in
adults is a rare disorder and may be seen most
commonly after blunt chest trauma in combination with
pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum 2. |
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