Pneumomediastinum after a transbronchial biopsy.
A pneumomediastinum occurred after a transbronchial biopsy in a woman with pulmonary fibrosis and was confirmed by computed tomography. Although pneumomediastinum has a pathogenesis similar to that of pneumothorax it has not been reported after transbronchial biopsy.
Department of Thoracic Medicine, Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
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D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000473:pathology