Postpartum Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema: Two Case Reports

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum associated with subcutaneous emphysema is a rare condition also known as Hamman's syndrome. It can also be seen postpartum. We present two cases of subcutaneous emphysema associated with childbirth in nulliparous women, both of which resolved spontaneously.

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Autores principales: Kandiah, Shivanthi, Iswariah, Harish, Elgey, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3596900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23533868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/735154
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description Spontaneous pneumomediastinum associated with subcutaneous emphysema is a rare condition also known as Hamman's syndrome. It can also be seen postpartum. We present two cases of subcutaneous emphysema associated with childbirth in nulliparous women, both of which resolved spontaneously.
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spelling pubmed-35969002013-03-26 Postpartum Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema: Two Case Reports Kandiah, Shivanthi Iswariah, Harish Elgey, Stephen Case Rep Obstet Gynecol Case Report Spontaneous pneumomediastinum associated with subcutaneous emphysema is a rare condition also known as Hamman's syndrome. It can also be seen postpartum. We present two cases of subcutaneous emphysema associated with childbirth in nulliparous women, both of which resolved spontaneously. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-02-25 /pmc/articles/PMC3596900/ /pubmed/23533868 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/735154 Text en Copyright © 2013 Shivanthi Kandiah et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Postpartum Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema: Two Case Reports
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title_full Postpartum Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema: Two Case Reports
title_fullStr Postpartum Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema: Two Case Reports
title_full_unstemmed Postpartum Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema: Two Case Reports
title_short Postpartum Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema: Two Case Reports
title_sort postpartum pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema: two case reports
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3596900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23533868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/735154
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