Retroperitoneal extensive free air bubbles due to decompression illness.
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg
; 27(1): 151-153, 2021 01.
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| ID: mdl-33394470
ABSTRACT
Decompression illness (DCI) is a rare condition caused by air bubbles that arise because of a rapid decrease in ambient pressure. These air bubbles exert both physical and chemical effects associated with a range of findings from asymptomatic clinical presentation to death. In the literature, changes in consciousness, severe musculoskeletal and abdominal pain, respiratory distress, and skin changes have been described. The diagnosis of DCI is difficult, but anamnesis and physical examination are helpful. Radiologic evaluation is useful for determining possible complications in patients with severe disease and excluding other acute pathologies. In computed tomography (CT) images of patients diagnosed with DCI, air bubbles in the portal venous system, iliac and mesenteric veins, the vena cava inferior (VCI), and the cerebral and spinal arteries have been described before. Herein, we present the clinical and CT findings of two cases of DCI with extensive intra-abdominal free bubbles evident on abdominal CT.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Problema de saúde:
6_cardiovascular_diseases
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6_other_malignant_neoplasms
Assunto principal:
Espaço Retroperitoneal
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Doença da Descompressão
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Embolia Aérea
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article