Dyspnoea and chest pain as the presenting symptoms of pneumomediastinum: two cases and a review of the literature

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dc.contributor.authorKara, Hasan
dc.contributor.authorUyar, Hasan Gazi
dc.contributor.authorDegirmenci, Selim
dc.contributor.authorBayir, Aysegul
dc.contributor.authorOncel, Murat
dc.contributor.authorAk, Ahmet
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T19:01:58Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T19:01:58Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractPneumomediastinum is the presence of air in the mediastinum. It may occur as spontaneous, traumatic, or iatrogenic pneumomediastinum. Although spontaneous pneumomediastinum is usually observed in healthy young men, traumatic pneumomediastinum may be caused by blunt or penetrating trauma to the chest and neck. Pneumomediastinum is a clinical condition with potential complications that cause high morbidity and mortality rates. Pneumomediastinum also may develop without tracheal or oesophageal injury after spontaneous or blunt chest, neck and facial injuries, and it may be accompanied by pneumothorax. We treated two patients who had pneumomediastinum. Case 1 was a 20-year-old man who had pain and dyspnoea around the sternum for one hour, as a result of a blow from an elbow during a football match. Case 2 was a 23-year-old man who had a two-day history of dyspnoea and chest pain with no history of trauma. In both patients, diagnosis of pneumomediastinum was confirmed with thoracic computed tomography scans, and the condition resolved within five days of in-patient observation. In conclusion, the diagnosis of pneumomediastinum should be considered for all patients who present to the emergency department with chest pain and dyspnoea.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5830/CVJA-2015-035en_US
dc.identifier.endpageE4en_US
dc.identifier.issn1995-1892en_US
dc.identifier.issn1680-0745en_US
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.pmid26498134en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpageE1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2015-035
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/32024
dc.identifier.volume26en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000369241000001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCLINICS CARDIVE PUBL PTY LTDen_US
dc.relation.ispartofCARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICAen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryDiğeren_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjecttraumaen_US
dc.subjectspontaneousen_US
dc.subjectmediastinumen_US
dc.subjectemergency departmenten_US
dc.titleDyspnoea and chest pain as the presenting symptoms of pneumomediastinum: two cases and a review of the literatureen_US
dc.typeReviewen_US

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