Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 3rd Floor, Lambeth Wing, St Thomas’ Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK; andreasfox{at}gmail.com Subcutaneous emphysema of the hand can ...

Occasionally, however, the wounds associated with these fractures may remain undetected and the severity of the injury underestimated until complications develop. The authors believe this to be the ...

Although no cause of death or further details were given, the news comes months after Lynch announced he had been living with ...

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum during labour is a rare, usually benign and self-limiting condition. It often presents with chest or neck pain and surgical emphysema. The latter sign is easy to ...

UK We describe a case where full-thickness excision of a rectal lesion caused massive surgical emphysema and subsequent hypercarbia with associated difficulties with ventilation. This unique case ...

COPD is a heterogeneous respiratory disorder encompassing emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, there is destruction of pulmonary parenchyma causing a reduction in functioning lung ...

BACKGROUND Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) has recently re-emerged as a surgical option for the treatment of end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to underlying severe ...

In thoracic surgery, our faculty members are renowned for their experience in video thoracoscopy, emphysema surgery, and their surgical expertise in benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus. Our ...