Tuesday, July 6, 2010

iatrogenic pneumomediastinum

This chest radiograph shows pneumomediastinum (radiolucency noted around the left heart border) in this patient who had a respiratory and circulatory arrest in the ED after experiencing multiple episodes of vomiting and a rigid abdomen. The patient was taken immediately to the operating room, where a large rupture of the esophagus was repaired.


http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/808162-media

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