Pneumomediastinum caused by foreign body aspiration in children

In a retrospective review of 155 children with tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration (FBA), there were ten patients who had pneumomediastinum (PM) on an initial chest radiograph. Nine of ten presented with PM and one patient had PM noted after bronchoscopy. In a child less than two years of age w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric radiology 1989-11, Vol.20 (1-2), p.45-47
Hauptverfasser:	BURTON, E. M, RIGGS, W. JR, KAUFMAN, R. A, HOUSTON, C. S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Bronchi Bronchoscopy Child, Preschool Female Foreign Bodies - complications Foreign Bodies - therapy Humans Infant Inhalation Male Mediastinal Emphysema - diagnostic imaging Mediastinal Emphysema - etiology Medical sciences Pneumology Radiography Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases Retrospective Studies Trachea
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Zusammenfassung:	In a retrospective review of 155 children with tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration (FBA), there were ten patients who had pneumomediastinum (PM) on an initial chest radiograph. Nine of ten presented with PM and one patient had PM noted after bronchoscopy. In a child less than two years of age with no history of trauma, the radiographic finding of PM should prompt further investigation for FBA.
ISSN:	0301-0449 1432-1998
DOI:	10.1007/BF02010632