Pneumothorax

Ray Ballinger, MD, PhD

Straub Clinic and Hospital

rballinger at straub.net

Abstract

38 y/o man in skate board accident

Keywords

chest plain technique

Publication Date: 10 November 2003

History and Images

38 y/o man in skate board accident.

inspiratory chestexpiratory chest

Findings and Diagnosis

Pneumothorax

This is a nice example of the value of an expiratory film to improve the conspicuity of a pneumothorax. The image below is the expiratory view with arrows showing the pleura. Also seen is an acute clavicular fracture on the right. No rib fractures are seen though there may be an occult one.