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01-02-2006 | Clinical Image
Massive retropharyngeal and mediastinal emphysema from cervical oesophageal perforation
Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 2/2006
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An 8-month-old girl presented with 2 days of neck swelling and fever and a vague history of swallowing a fish bone. Radiography (Fig. 1) and CT (Fig. 2) revealed massive retropharyngeal and mediastinal emphysema. Urgent oesophagography showed cervical oesophageal perforation. The patient underwent successful repair of the perforation and drainage of the pleural and mediastinal spaces.
Fig. 1
Lateral neck radiograph
Fig. 2
CT of the neck (a) and chest (b)
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