Barotrauma der Lunge

Rare

pulmonary barotrauma after explosive decompression: a case report. a Native CT of the thorax and neck in coronal section, PTX apically bilaterally and minimal air at right costophrenic angle. Discrete pneumomediastinum. Emphysema of soft tissue of thorax. b Axial section, present PTX along the ventral wall of the pleural cavity, more pronounced to the right. Emphysema of soft thoracic tissues ventrally. c Native CT of the thorax in coronal section. Signs of pneumomediastinum marked in green circles