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Postpartum subcutaneous emphysema with pneumomediastinum
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Medical Faculty of Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Zentralblatt Fur Gynakologie
|January 1, 1997
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.
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.