American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol 145, Issue 3, 525-530
Copyright © 1985 by American Roentgen Ray Society
Paramediastinal pneumatocele: alternative explanations to gas in the pulmonary ligament
JD Godwin,
DF Merten,
and
ME Baker
Four cases of paramediastinal pneumatocele were examined with CT to determine the location of the gas collection. Although such collections have previously been assumed to be in the pulmonary ligament, CT in these cases showed instead that the collection was in either the medial pleural space or in the posterior mediastinum.