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Case Reports
. 2016 Jan 19:2016:bcr2015213550.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213550.

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum

Kei Kira  1 , Ryota Inokuchi  1 , Hiromu Maehara  1 , Shunsuke Tagami  1
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Case Reports

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum

Kei Kira et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest radiograph showing substernal gas anterior to the aorta (deep cervical emphysema, arrow), as well as gas between the diaphragm and the pericardium, which renders the superior margin of the left hemidiaphragm visible (continuous diaphragm sign, arrowhead).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Chest CT showing emphysema around the patient's trachea (arrows) and oesophagus.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Chest CT showing emphysema around the paravertebral area (arrowheads), without pleural fluid on the left.
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References

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