Pneumomediastinum, Diagnostic

Known as: Diagnostic Pneumomediastinum, Diagnostic Pneumomediastinums, Pneumomediastinums, Diagnostic

Deliberate introduction of air or gas into the mediastinum as an aid to examination and diagnosis.

National Institutes of Health

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2008

pontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is uncommon in pediatric practice, defined as the presence of interstitial air in the…

2006

Retrocardiac pneumomediastinum was encountered in two premature infants; one had a tracheal perforation and one an esophageal…

2005

Epidural pneumatosis and pneumomediastinum may occur after the inhalation of "Ecstasy" (methylenedioxymetamphetamine), but only…

2004

Abstract We report the case of a spontaneous posterior tracheal wall rupture following a cough. A 67-year-old woman with a…

1999

An infant with pneumomediastinum due to mechanical ventilation was successfully treated using high frequency oscillatory…

1992

1990

Fourteen neonates with posterior mediastinal air collections (retrocardiac pneumomediastinum) are described. In the majority of…

1984

1981

The radiographic appearance of retrothymic pneumomediastinum is quite specific. The findings include elevation of the thymus away…

1965

Sixteen instances of pneumomediastinum in children associated with bronchial asthma or bronchopneumonia were analyzed. The asthma…