Publications by authors named "Jacques B Jougon"
Background: The aim of this study is to report a series of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a population of young, tall, and thin patients with a history of thoracic hyper pressure, and to analyze the assessment required in such patients.
Methods: A retrospective study of an unicentric series and a review of the literature from 1980 to 2002 were performed.
Results: Between December 1996 and January 2002, 12 patients (mean age, 25 years old; mean height, 172 cm; and mean weight, 63 kg) were admitted with spontaneous pneumomediastinum.