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- who: Brief Report and collaborators from the Departmentsen University Guangdong, PR. China have published the research: Percutaneous ultrasound-guided drainage of pneumomediastinum through the retropharyngeal space: a case report, in the Journal: (JOURNAL) of 29/06/2022
SUMMARY
Esophageal perforation (EP) is a rare but potentially lethal clinical condition with a mortality rate as high as 20%. The authors herein report a case of pneumomediastinum caused by EP and discuss the effect of percutaneous ultrasound (US)-guided drainage through the retropharyngeal space. To drain the pneumomediastinum, transthoracic drainage was blocked by the sternum . . .
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