PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Abdullah, Muhammad
AU  - Al-Akeely, Mohammed H.
AU  - Al-Mustafa, Abdulaziz A.
TI  - Pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and subcutaneous emphysema due to duodenal ulcer
DP  - 2010 Jun 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 703--705
VI  - 31
IP  - 6
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/31/6/703.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/31/6/703.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2010 Jun 01; 31
AB  - The presence of pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, or cervical subcutaneous emphysema due to perforated duodenal ulcer is a rare presentation. We report a 23-year-man who showed bilateral cervical subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, and pneumothorax with no respiratory abnormality. He was found to have active duodenal ulcers, but no detectable pneumoperitoneum or duodenal leak. A sealed perforation from the duodenal ulcers was suspected, and he fully improved after conservative management.