• Surgery today · Jan 2008

    Case Reports

    Airlessness in airspace. Simultaneous occurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax with pneumomediastinum and pneumorrhachis: report of a case.

    • Ghan Shyam Pangtey, Chandan Jyoti Das, and Ng Javan.
    • Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
    • Surg. Today. 2008 Jan 1; 38 (1): 49-51.

    AbstractSpontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum is an uncommon condition and its association with pneumorrhachis (air inside the spinal canal) is even more unusual. An early diagnosis is lifesaving for this potentially fatal condition. We herein present the multidetector computed tomography features of a patient with pneumorrhachis with spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum.

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