Unmasking the Macklin effect: A rare case of coexisting pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum triggered by the Macklin effect
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Pneumoperitoneum in the absence of intestinal injury in blunt thoracic and abdominal trauma: A case series with review of literature" 1 with great interest.The authors should be commended for highlighting an important diagnostic dilemma in trauma care and for emphasizing that pneumoperitoneum following blunt trauma does not invariably indicate hollow viscus perforation or mandate operative intervention.
Source: Journal of Injury and Acute Care
Authors: Parvez Mohi Ud Din Dar, Jogendra Boddeda
Institutions: Hamad Medical Corporation, King George Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7140122177