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- noun The condition of having the presence of
air in themediastinum .
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Examples
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We report a 64-year old man with a negative pleural fluid cytology but suspected malignant pleural effusion who underwent a closed pleural biopsy, which was complicated by pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and severe subcutaneous emphysema.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Krishna B Sriram and Hubertus PA Jersmann 2008
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