title: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in 3rd trimester of pregnancy.
abstract: A 25-year-old primiparous woman in her third trimester (36. week) of pregnancy presented with spontaneous pneumomediastinum and cervical subcutaneous emphysema. The patient's symptoms were completely resolved after 2 weeks of supportive management. A Caesarean section was performed in 40. week under general anaesthesia resulting in the birth of a healthy infant. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is very rare and generally dangerous for a pregnant woman and infant.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Atatürk Education and Training Hospital, Umitköy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M Erkan
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Balkan
authors.forename: Göknur
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alver
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed