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paperp - 10-26-10 13:37
What is the diagnosis of a child who has a 'sail shape' also known as thymic sail sign
on chest xray?
http://learningradiology.com/radsigns/radsignspages/T-radsigns.htm
paperp - 10-26-10 13:37
What is the diagnosis of a child who has a 'sail shape' also known as thymic sail sign
on chest xray?
http://learningradiology.com/radsigns/radsignspages/T-radsigns.htm
The correct answer and explanation will be available after you answer.
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Re: Radiology babbu5508 - 10-28-10 02:16 My answer is: c.
On chest X-ray the sail sign suggests left lower lobe collapse. In children, however, a sail sign could be normal, reflecting the shadow of the thymus.The thymic sail sign or spinnaker-sail sign is due to elevation of the thymic lobes in the setting of pneumomediastinum
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Re: Radiology babbu5508 - 11-03-10 11:02 .The thymic sail sign or spinnaker-sail sign is due to elevation of the thymic lobes in the setting of pneumomediastinum...............
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Re: Radiology sudha2015 - 03-28-11 01:05 What is the diagnosis of a child who has a 'sail shape' also known as thymic sail sign
on chest xray
PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM
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Re: Radiology babbu5508 - 03-31-11 19:17 pneumomediastinum is mostly caused by:
Oesophageal rupture, for example in Boerhaave syndrome
Asthma or other conditions leading to alveolar rupture
Bowel rupture, where air in the abdominal cavity tracts up into the chest.
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