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Chest radiograph showing bilateral peripheral opacities in the lung fields, bilateral pneumothorax, and subcutaneous emphysema.
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His chest X-ray showed bilateral peripheral opacities in the lung fields, bilateral pneumothorax, and subcutaneous emphysema (Figure 1), after which intercostal drainage tubes (ICD) were inserted.
Axial CT image with HRCT window showing extensive subcutaneous emphysema in the chest wall on both sides and extensive air foci seen in the mediastinum.
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Extensive pneumomediastinum was also dissected through the fat planes (Figures 2 and 3).
Coronal HRCT window image showing air foci extending above the root of the aorta into the neck region suggestive of pneumomediastinum.
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Extensive pneumomediastinum was also dissected through the fat planes (Figures 2 and 3).