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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Main Authors:	Baharudin , Abdullah, Razali, Mohd Sayuti, Shahid, Hassan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malaysian Medical Associations 2006
Subjects:	RF Otorhinolaryngology
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

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spelling	iium-451012015-10-15T01:27:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/45101/ The Macklin effect: pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium following blunt chest trauma Baharudin , Abdullah Razali, Mohd Sayuti Shahid, Hassan RF Otorhinolaryngology 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. Malaysian Medical Associations 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45101/1/Pneumomediastinum_and_Pneumopericardium_following_blunt_chest_trauma.pdf Baharudin , Abdullah and Razali, Mohd Sayuti and Shahid, Hassan (2006) The Macklin effect: pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium following blunt chest trauma. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 61 (3). pp. 371-373. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2006/v61n3/Pneumomediastinum.pdf
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spellingShingle	RF Otorhinolaryngology Baharudin , Abdullah Razali, Mohd Sayuti Shahid, Hassan The Macklin effect: pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium following blunt chest trauma
description	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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author	Baharudin , Abdullah Razali, Mohd Sayuti Shahid, Hassan
author_facet	Baharudin , Abdullah Razali, Mohd Sayuti Shahid, Hassan
author_sort	Baharudin , Abdullah
title	The Macklin effect: pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium following blunt chest trauma
title_short	The Macklin effect: pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium following blunt chest trauma
title_full	The Macklin effect: pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium following blunt chest trauma
title_fullStr	The Macklin effect: pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium following blunt chest trauma
title_full_unstemmed	The Macklin effect: pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium following blunt chest trauma
title_sort	macklin effect: pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium following blunt chest trauma
publisher	Malaysian Medical Associations
publishDate	2006
url	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
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The Macklin effect: pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium following blunt chest trauma

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