ACUTE MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA
Authors: Bernard M. Schwartz, George H. Mcilroy, Harry A. Warren
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1946)

Article1 October 1946ACUTE MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMABERNARD M. SCHWARTZ, GEORGE H. MCILROY, HARRY A. WARRENBERNARD M. SCHWARTZSearch for more papers by this author, GEORGE H. MCILROYSearch for more papers by this author, HARRY A. WARRENSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-25-4-663 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe syndrome of acute mediastinal emphysema following trauma or pulmonary disease has been recognized for many years, but it is only recently that Hamman1, 2has called attention to the spontaneous occurrence of this condition. Numerous case reports3-18have been published following his description, but it is still regarded as a rare entity. Recently, moreover, reports of mediastinal emphysema secondary to other conditions have been less common than those of the spontaneous type. 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