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Abstract
Presence of air in the mediastinal tissues due to leakage of air from the tracheobronchial tree, usually as a result of trauma.
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- Emphysema, Mediastinal
- Pneumomediastinum
- Mediastinal Emphysemas
- Pneumomediastinums
- Interstitial Emphysema
- Interstitial Emphysema of Lung
- Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema
- Emphysema, Interstitial
- Emphysema, Pulmonary Interstitial
- Emphysemas, Pulmonary Interstitial
- Interstitial Emphysema, Pulmonary
- Interstitial Emphysemas, Pulmonary
- Lung Interstitial Emphysema
- Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysemas
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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note category: do not confuse with PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM, DIAGNOSTIC
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Mediastinal Emphysema. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008478. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008478
- Mediastinal Emphysema. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumomediastinum
- Mediastinal Emphysema. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q948792