Macklin effect

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The Macklin effect describes one of the pathophysiological processes of pneumomediastinum in blunt chest trauma. The Macklin effect accounts for ~40% of severe blunt traumatic pneumomediastinum. Exclusion of tracheobronchial and oesophageal causes of pneumomediastinum is mandatory to exclude concomitant injury.

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The proposed mechanism is an alveolar rupture with air dissecting along peribronchovascular interstitial sheaths, interlobular septa, and the visceral pleura into the mediastinum 1.

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Pulmonary interstitial emphysema with air tracking along the peribronchovascular sheaths towards the hilum and associated pneumomediastinum. 

History and etymology

The pathophysiologic process was first proposed by C C Macklin in 1939 2.

  • -<p>The<strong> Macklin effect</strong> describes one of the pathophysiological processes of <a href="/articles/pneumomediastinum">pneumomediastinum</a> in blunt chest trauma. The Macklin effect accounts for ~40% of severe blunt traumatic pneumomediastinum. Exclusion of <a href="/articles/tracheobronchial-injury">tracheobronchial</a> and <a href="/articles/oesophageal-perforation">oesophageal</a> causes of pneumomediastinum is mandatory to exclude concomitant injury.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>The proposed mechanism is an alveolar rupture with air dissecting along <a href="/articles/peribronchovascular-interstitium">peribronchovascular interstitial</a> sheaths, <a href="/articles/interlobular-septa">interlobular septa</a>, and the <a href="/articles/pleura">visceral pleura</a> into the <a href="/articles/mediastinum">mediastinum</a> <sup>1</sup>.</p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><h5>CT</h5><p>Pulmonary interstitial emphysema with air tracking along the peribronchovascular sheaths towards the <a href="/articles/pulmonary-hilum-2">hilum</a> and associated pneumomediastinum. </p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The pathophysiologic process was first proposed by <strong>C C Macklin</strong> in 1939 <sup>2</sup>.</p>
  • +<p>The<strong> Macklin effect</strong> describes one of the pathophysiological processes of <a href="/articles/pneumomediastinum">pneumomediastinum</a> in blunt chest trauma. The Macklin effect accounts for ~40% of severe blunt traumatic pneumomediastinum. Exclusion of <a href="/articles/tracheobronchial-injury">tracheobronchial</a> and <a href="/articles/oesophageal-perforation">oesophageal</a> causes of pneumomediastinum is mandatory to exclude concomitant injury.</p><h4>Pathophysiology</h4><p>The proposed mechanism is an alveolar rupture with air dissecting along <a href="/articles/peribronchovascular-interstitium">peribronchovascular interstitial</a> sheaths, <a href="/articles/interlobular-septa">interlobular septa</a>, and the <a href="/articles/pleura">visceral pleura</a> into the <a href="/articles/mediastinum-1">mediastinum</a> <sup>1</sup>.</p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><h5>CT</h5><p>Pulmonary interstitial emphysema with air tracking along the peribronchovascular sheaths towards the <a href="/articles/lung-hilum">hilum</a> and associated pneumomediastinum. </p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The pathophysiologic process was first proposed by <strong>C C Macklin</strong> in 1939 <sup>2</sup>.</p>

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