The implications of pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema for the paediatric otolaryngologist
| Autor: | Nico Jonas, Chloe Swords, Neil C.-W. Tan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Wounds Nonpenetrating Neck Injuries 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Blunt 030225 pediatrics Otolaryngologists medicine Humans In patient Pneumomediastinum Child Mediastinal Emphysema Respiratory distress business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Subcutaneous Emphysema Surgery Trachea Upper respiratory tract infection Otorhinolaryngology Child Preschool 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Anesthesia Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Larynx medicine.symptom Tomography X-Ray Computed Airway business Subcutaneous emphysema |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 101:241-245 |
| ISSN: | 0165-5876 |
| Popis: | Three patients presented within a 6-month period with pneumomediastinum. The underlying cause in each was distinct. One case occurred due to blunt laryngeal trauma and required urgent surgical intervention due to a decompensating airway. The second case was related to tracheal perforation secondary to a myofibroblastic tracheal tumour and the final case was related to adenovirus upper respiratory tract infection. Pneumomediastinum may be spontaneous or secondary to an underlying cause. Children should be managed using a multidisciplinary approach. Investigation and management should be influenced by clinical stability and invasive procedures should only be considered in patients who exhibit respiratory distress. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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