Role of emergency thoracic ultrasonography in spontaneous pneumomediastinum. Two case report

Russo, Antonella and Del Vecchio, C. and Zaottini, Antonio and Giangregorio, Carlo (2012) Role of emergency thoracic ultrasonography in spontaneous pneumomediastinum. Two case report. Il giornale di chirurgia, 33 (8/9). pp. 285-296. ISSN 1971-145X

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Abstract

Early identification of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in an Emergency Department is possible with thoracic ultrasound. We report two cases of spontaneous pneumomediastinum, diagnosed in a 26-year old man with chronic asthma and a 19-year old athlete, and discuss the role of thoracic US alongside conventional X-ray and thoracic CT in emergency medicine. The patients were transferred to an Emergency Department, where conservative treatment produced a good outcome. The greater sensitivity and specificity of thoracic US over conventional supine X-ray in the detection of occult pneumothorax is ever more appreciated. However, training in the diagnosis of pneumomediastinum is required.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Pneumomediastinum, Ultrasound, Emergency
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia
Depositing User:	Nadia Del Gobbo
Date Deposited:	03 Aug 2016 14:15
Last Modified:	03 Aug 2016 14:15
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/8081

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