Pneumomediastinum in Blunt Chest Trauma : A Case Report and Review of the Literature
المؤلفون المشاركون
Nickel, Christian H.
Bingisser, Roland
Mansella, Gregory
المصدر
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
العدد
المجلد 2014، العدد 2014 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2014)، ص ص. 1-6، 6ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2014-07-08
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
6
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Blunt trauma is the most common mechanism of injury in patients with pneumomediastinum and may occur in up to 10% of patients with severe blunt thoracic and cervical trauma.
In this case report we present a 24-year-old man with pneumomediastinum due to blunt chest trauma after jumping from a bridge into a river.
He complained of persistent retrosternal pain with exacerbation during deep inspiration.
Physical examination showed only a slight tenderness of the sternum and the extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (e-FAST) was normal.
Pneumomediastinum was suspected by chest X-ray and confirmed by computed tomography, which showed a lung contusion as probable cause of the pneumomediastinum due to the “Mackling effect.” Sonographic findings consistent with pneumomediastinum, like the “air gap” sign, are helpful for quick bedside diagnosis, but the diagnostic criteria are not yet as well established as for pneumothorax.
This present case shows that despite minimal findings in physical examination and a normal e-FAST a pneumomediastinum is still possible in a patient with chest pain after blunt chest trauma.
Therefore, pneumomediastinum should always be considered to prevent missing major aerodigestive injuries, which can be associated with a high mortality rate.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Mansella, Gregory& Bingisser, Roland& Nickel, Christian H.. 2014. Pneumomediastinum in Blunt Chest Trauma : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-490453
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Mansella, Gregory…[et al.]. Pneumomediastinum in Blunt Chest Trauma : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-490453
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Mansella, Gregory& Bingisser, Roland& Nickel, Christian H.. Pneumomediastinum in Blunt Chest Trauma : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-490453
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-490453
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