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A small child swallows a chicken bone. The bone perforates the wall of the esophagus in...

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A small child swallows a chicken bone. The bone perforates thewall of the esophagus in the distal third (closest to the stomach),but no other structures. Air is seen by x-ray in themediastinum and crepitus can be felt in the neck. There is also apneumothorax in the left pleural cavity.

How does air get into the mediastinum? How does air get into theneck? How does air get into the pleural cavity to cause apneumothorax?

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The mediastinum sits between the lungs It contains the heart thymus gland and part of the esophagus and trachea The distal part of the oseophagus is part of mediastinum so the bone of the chicken would    See Answer
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