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 ...

Surgical emphysema (SE) is a rare and often self-limiting phenomenon defined as air entrapment in the subcutaneous space or deeper fascial planes. Surgical extractions may result in this phenomenon; ...

Incidentally detected pulmonary nodules often pose a diagnostic dilemma. In its 2017 guidelines, the Fleischner society recommends either positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) or ...

Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are lung conditions that fall under the term chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. Some of the symptoms are similar, such as shortness of breath and wheezing ...

Panlobular emphysema (PLE) is a condition that affects the lungs. Emphysema is the medical term for damage to the air sacs within the lungs. It is one of two conditions that come under the umbrella of ...