Pneumomediastinum from ingested fish bone

Case contributed by Angela Byrne
Diagnosis certain

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Age: 13
Gender: Male
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Pneumomediastinum tracking up to the soft tissues of the neck. 

Case Discussion

Pneumomediastinum a 13 year old boy, with gas tracking up into the neck as a result of a swallowed fish bone. 

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