"Mediastinal Emphysema" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Presence of air in the mediastinal tissues due to leakage of air from the tracheobronchial tree, usually as a result of trauma.
| Descriptor ID |
D008478
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.846.187.290 C23.550.325.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Mediastinal Emphysema- Mediastinal Emphysema
- Pneumomediastinum
- Emphysema, Mediastinal
- Emphysemas, Mediastinal
- Mediastinal Emphysemas
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mediastinal Emphysema" by people in Profiles.
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Horton CL, Brown CA, Raja AS. Trauma airway management. J Emerg Med. 2014 Jun; 46(6):814-20.
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Sosa AF, Banauch G. A 24-year-old man with cough, rhabdomyolysis, and pneumomediastinum. J Intensive Care Med. 2012 Feb; 27(1):55-7.
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Burns JD, Russell JA. Tension pneumothorax complicating apnea testing during brain death evaluation. J Clin Neurosci. 2008 May; 15(5):580-2.
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Fechner FP, Kieff D. Cervical emphysema complicating tonsillectomy with argon beam coagulation. Laryngoscope. 2003 May; 113(5):920-1.
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Mitty RD, Cave DR, Birkett DH. One-stage retrograde approach to Nd:YAG laser palliation of esophageal carcinoma. Endoscopy. 1996 May; 28(4):350-5.
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Hollingsworth HM, Irwin RS. Acute respiratory failure in pregnancy. Clin Chest Med. 1992 Dec; 13(4):723-40.
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Pratter MR, Irwin RS. Transtracheal aspiration. Guidelines for safety. Chest. 1979 Nov; 76(5):518-20.