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Anteroposterior (AP) view of chest X-ray showing extensive subcutaneous emphysema in the chest and neck.
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An initial chest X-ray (CXR) revealed extensive subcutaneous emphysema in chest and neck (Fig. 1).
Axial view of CT chest revealing cervical and facial subcutaneous emphysema.
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CT scan of chest with intravenous contrast showed extensive bilateral soft tissue chest wall emphysema with pneumomediastinum (Figs. 2, 3, and 4).
Axial view of CT chest revealing extensive pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema.
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CT scan of chest with intravenous contrast showed extensive bilateral soft tissue chest wall emphysema with pneumomediastinum (Figs. 2, 3, and 4).
Coronal view of CT chest, abdomen, and pelvis revealing pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema from neck area to left flank of abdomen.
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CT scan of chest with intravenous contrast showed extensive bilateral soft tissue chest wall emphysema with pneumomediastinum (Figs. 2, 3, and 4).
Axial view of CT abdomen showing punctate retroperitoneal air around left kidney.
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CT scan of abdomen and pelvis revealed minimal punctate retroperitoneal air around left kidney without evidence of acute intra-abdominal pathology (Fig. 5).