Pneumomediastinum from ingested fish bone

Case contributed by Angela Byrne
Diagnosis certain

Patient Data

Age: 13
Gender: Male

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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