THE purpose of this paper is to report a case of mediastinal, subcutaneous and probable subpericardial emphysema treated by recompression, with subsequent recovery. On February 11, 1958, a 19-year-old ...

Baby C. was born at 39 weeks' gestation through vaginal delivery complicated by shoulder dystocia. Apgar scores were 7 and 8 at 1and 5 minutes, respectively. The birth weight was 4165 g (>90th ...

Discusses how subcutaneous emphysema could arise in endodontic treatment. Stresses that in endodontics, subcutaneous emphysema is caused mainly by the use of air syringe to dry canals and is mostly a ...

A 15-year-old girl presented with a sudden onset of abdominal and chest pain, nausea and postprandial gastric fullness. She had a history of an eating disorder with low weight and amenorrhea of 6 ...

Emphysema happens when the small air sacs in your lungs become damaged. There are three types of emphysema, which are categorized based on the appearance of lung damage as seen on imaging. Emphysema ...

Emphysema is a lung condition often caused by smoking, leading to damage of the air sacs, which can make it difficult to breathe. The stages of emphysema are determined by symptoms and breathing tests ...