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[Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in an adolescent]
G Borgnolo1, S Saletta, G Olivo
1Sezione di Pediatria, Presidio Ospedaliero di Monfalcone (GO), Italia.
La Pediatria Medica E Chirurgica : Medical and Surgical Pediatrics
|November 1, 1993
Abstract:
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is defined as nontraumatic mediastinal air leak in patients without underlying lung disease. In children and adolescents it is rarely described and is likely to be underdiagnosed. We describe a case. The aetiopathogenesis, clinical findings, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.