Postpartum subcutaneous emphysema with pneumomediastinum.
Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema with pneumomediastinum occurs rarely in the setting of labour and delivery. We report the following occurrence in a 17 year old woman following delivery. Signs, symptoms, and pathophysiology are reviewed and treatment is discussed.
Göçmen
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Medical Faculty of Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
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Sezer
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Erden
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Yilmaztürk
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology