title: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a scuba diver.
abstract: Pneumomediastinum usually occurs following an airleak from the lungs, or from a perforated oesophagus. We report on a 30-year-old man who developed pneumomediastinum after scuba diving. The patient presented with acute onset of throat pain, odynophagia, and hoarseness of voice. The literature is reviewed for this condition.
authors.affiliation: Division of Esophageal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: H Y S
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed