Medical image of the week: iatrogenic pneumothorax

Figure 1: AP Chest X Ray showing an unfortunate placement of a feeding tube (yellow tracing) as it passes through the left mainstem bronchus and loops into the left pleural space causing a moderate size pneumothorax (arrows).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Luraschi-Monjagatta C, Guruguri P, Nahapetian R, Ganesh A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2013-03-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2013/3/27/medical-image-of-the-week-iatrogenic-pneumothorax.html