title: Traumatic esophageal rupture: unusual cause of acute mediastinal widening.
abstract: We have presented the case of a 32-year-old man who sustained blunt trauma to the chest in a motor vehicle accident. Plain roentgenograms showed a widened mediastinum and pneumomediastinum, and an esophagogram with water-soluble contrast material showed an esophageal laceration at the T-4 level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Memorial Medical Center Inc., Savannah, GA 31403.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wynn
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000293:injuries*; D011012:Pneumomediastinum, Diagnostic; D012421:Rupture