Spontaneous mediastinal emphysema.

Objective: Spontaneous mediastinal emphysema is uncommon. Its cause has not been determined precisely, but the entity is usually associated with suddenly raised alveolar pressure.

Methods: Between 1980 and 2001, 114 patients with mediastinal emphysema of various causes were hospitalized in the Wolfson Medical Center.

The Usefulness of MIBI Scanning to Detect Underlying Carcinoma in Women with Acute Mastitis.

The efficacy of Tc-99m sestamibi scintimammography in the detection of breast carcinoma has been proven in previous studies. In this study we evaluated the influence of active mammary inflammation on Tc-99m sestamibi scintimammography and its ability to detect breast malignancy in the presence of this condition. Twenty-one women with acute nonpuerperal mastitis underwent breast scintimammography using Tc-99m sestamibi.