REVIEW

 

A review of non-obstetric spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema

 

 

M. Brand^I; B. Bizos^II; L. Burnell^III

^IM.B. Ch.B., F.C.S. (s.A.), M.R.C.S., M.Med. (surg.); Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
^IIM.B. B.Ch., F.C.S. (s.A.), F.R.C.S. (eng.). M.Med. (surg.); Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
^IIIM.B. B.Ch.; Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand

 

 

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