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Diffuse air deposition in to the spinal canal (Cervical and thoracic region).
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Diffuse air was detected extending from cervical region to the lower lumbar region (Fig. 1).
Diffuse air deposition in to the spinal canal. (Lumbar region).
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It was initially thought that air might have entered in the spinal from cervical region with subcutaneous emphysema through vertebral foramen (Fig. 2).
Subcutaneous emphysema extending towards the spinal canal through intervertebral foramen in the cervical region.
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CT scan showed that air in the spinal canal measures 9,7 mm at the deepest level (Fig. 3).