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V sign of Naclerio


    V-shaped collection of air

  • in mediastinum + along diaphragm
  • indicates pneumomediastinum + pneumothorax
  • seen in Boerhaave syndrome


Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

Related CHORUS documents:
Boerhaave syndrome
esophageal trauma
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intramural esophageal dissection
tylosis
pneumomediastinum

 

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