Pneumomediastinum after a transbronchial biopsy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A pneumomediastinum occurred after a transbronchial biopsy in a woman with pulmonary fibrosis and was confirmed by computed tomography. Although pneumomediastinum has a pathogenesis similar to that of pneumothorax it has not been reported after transbronchial biopsy.
Medical subject headings
- Biopsy
- Lung
- Mediastinal Emphysema