Pneumomediastinum From Vacuum Disc and Vertebral Trauma.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2021
Abstract
We present a case of pneumomediastinum associated with an endplate fracture adjacent to a vacuum disc. Pneumomediastinum from trauma can be due to damage to the lungs, airway, or esophagus. In this case, we present a unique complication of the vacuum disc phenomenon in which vertebral injury at the site of a vacuum disc releases gas bubbles into the mediastinum. We believe that compressive forces from the trauma produced a disruption of the annulus fibrosis and forced gas previously sequestered in the intervertebral disc space to escape into the mediastinum.
Volume
13
Issue
8
First Page
16942
Last Page
16942
ISSN
2168-8184
Published In/Presented At
Ravago, M. A., & Maldjian, P. D. (2021). Pneumomediastinum From Vacuum Disc and Vertebral Trauma. Cureus, 13(8), e16942. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16942
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
34513510
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Fellows and Residents, Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article