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Spontan pnömomediastinum (SPM) nadir, çoğunlukla genç erkeklerde görülen, zemin hazırlayan faktör bulunmayan, ya da altta yatan sebebi bulunmayan selim bir hastalıktır. SPM konservatif tedaviye oldukça iyi yanıt verir ve tekrarlama riski oldukça düşüktür. Çalışmamızda, kliniğimiz-de yatırılarak takip edilen iki SPM olgusu literatür eşliğin-de tartışıldı. Anahtar Sözcükler: Mediasten; mediastinal amfizem; spontan pnömomediastinum. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is an uncommon, benign, self-limited disorder that usually occurs in young adult males without any apparent precipitating factor or disease. SPM responds extremely well to conservative treatment, without recurrence in the great majority of cases. In this report, two patients who were admitted for SPM are discussed together with the associated literature. Key Words: Mediastinum; mediastinal emphysema; spontaneous pneumomediastinum. Mediastinal emphysema or pneumomediastinum is the presence of air within the confines of mediastinal structures. Mediastinal emphysema was first described by Laennec [3] Two cases of SPM are presented with respect to clinical and radiological findings and are discussed in light of the related literature. CASE REPORTS Case 1-A 33-year-old male patient presented to our clinic for dyspnea. He had a history of asthma for 20 years and intermittently received bronchodilator treatment; however, he suffered from increased dyspnea during the last 10 days. On physical and routine laboratory examinations, no abnormal findings were revealed. His chest X-ray demonstrated a linear doublecontour along the cardiac border of the left mediastinal pleura. The patient was hospitalized to monitor for possible SPM. Thorax computerized tomography (CT) revealed air around the mediastinal vessels that separated vascular structures from adjacent soft tissues Case 2-A 21-year-old male patient presented to our clinic with dyspnea that developed within the last two days. His medical history included a traffic accident 10 years before. Physical examination revealed limited subcutaneous emphysema of the neck and left side of the thorax. Routine laboratory test results were within normal limits. Chest X-ray revealed a linear air shadow along the cardiac border in the left mediastinal regio

Pulmonary embolism in a patient with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome Pulmonary embolism in a patient with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome

ÖZET Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber sendromlu bir hastada pulmoner embol