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Abstract
Presence of air or gas within the spinal canal cavity (EPIDURAL SPACE; or SUBARACHNOID SPACE). It may result from traumatic injuries, emphysema, infection and other conditions. It can also develop as a complication of various SURGICAL PROCEDURES (e.g., MYELOGRAPHY).
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- Pneumorrhachi
- Pneumorrhachis, Epidural
- Pneumorrhachis, Subarachnoid
- Epidural Pneumorrhachi
- Epidural Pneumorrhachis
- Pneumorrhachi, Epidural
- Pneumorrhachi, Subarachnoid
- Subarachnoid Pneumorrhachi
- Subarachnoid Pneumorrhachis
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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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2013
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- Emphysema (1994-2012)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pneumorrhachis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063205. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063205
- Pneumorrhachis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic_pneumorrhachis
- Pneumorrhachis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18354097