title: Spontaneous cervical subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema secondary to occult sigmoid diverticulitis.
abstract: We present a case of spontaneous mediastinal and subcutaneous cervical emphysema due to perforation of an occult sigmoid diverticulitis. Mediastinal emphysema should alert the physician to the possibility of retroperitoneal gastrointestinal perforation, even in patients without signs of distinct peritoneal irritation.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Chi-Mei Foundation Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed