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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a scuba river
HYS Cheung, S Law, KH Wong, KF Kwok, J Wong
Division of Esophageal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University
of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Pneumomediastinum usually occurs following an airleak from
the lungs, or from a perforated oesophagus. We report on a 30-year-old
man who developed pneumomediastinum after scuba diving. The patient
presented with acute onset of throat pain, odynophagia, and hoarseness
of voice. The literature is reviewed for this condition.
Hong Kong Med J 2006;12:152-3
Key words: Diving; Pneumomediastinum, diagnostic;
Radiography, thoracic; Sports medicine
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