Figure 031_1220.

Posteroanterior (PA) chest radiography (A) and left lateral view (B) demonstrate pneumomediastinum (white arrows) and subcutaneous emphysema (red arrows). A linear radiolucent area (black arrows) linking the hemidiaphragms under the cardiac silhouette represents air in the mediastinal soft tissue (the “continuous diaphragm” sign).

Figure 031_1220.  Posteroanterior (PA) chest radiography ( A ) and left lateral view ( B ) demonstrate pneumomediastinum (white arrows) and subcutaneous emphysema (red arrows). A linear radiolucent area (black arrows) linking the hemidiaphragms under the cardiac silhouette represents air in the mediastinal soft tissue (the “continuous diaphragm” sign).