Author/Authors :
Çelik, Gülhan Kurtoğlu Atatürk Training and Research Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine, Turkey , Öz, Tolga Atatürk Training and Research Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine, Turkey , Haydar, Güllü Ercan Atatürk Training and Research Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine, Turkey , Kavaklı, Havva Şahin Atatürk Training and Research Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine, Turkey , İçme, Ferhat Atatürk Training and Research Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine, Turkey , Özkula, Uğur Atatürk Training and Research Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine, Turkey
Abstract :
Pneumomediastinum is characterized by localized air in mediastinum after perforation of organs of respiratory system or digestive system and it is associated with many disease such as blunt trauma, barotrauma, retropharyngeal abscess, acute asthma attack, Boerhaave syndrome. We present a 48 year old female patient who had pneumomediastinum after left salphingo-oophorectomy and we wanted to increase awareness of emergency physicians about diagnosis and treatment of postoperative pneumomediastinum.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Abdominal pain , Emergency medicine , Pneumomediastinum , Postoperative period
