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Recurrent spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a young female: Hamman's crunch revisited(†)

Presence of free air in the mediastinum without any identifiable cause is defined as spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM). SPM is more common in young males. The common inciting event leading to SPM are retching, vomiting, acute asthma attack, intense sport activity, inhalation of drugs and weight lo...

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Autores principales: Devaraj, Uma, Ramachandran, Priya, D'souza, George A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4369980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omu008