Widened mediastinum - Revision history

ClaireLewis at 15:28, 14 October 2019

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	**AP projection (Mediastinal structures further away from imaging plate)		**AP projection (Mediastinal structures further away from imaging plate)
	**Thoracic aortic aneurysm		**Thoracic aortic aneurysm
	**Aortic dissection/rupture		**[[Aortic dissection]]/rupture
	**Mediastinal mass		**Mediastinal mass

2019-04-23T18:27:26Z

Imaging

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	==Imaging==		==Imaging==
	[[File:Dissection CXR.jpg\|thumbnail\|CXR showing widened mediastinum and porminent aortic knob in [[nontraumatic thoracic aortic dissection]]]]		[[File:Dissection CXR.jpg\|thumbnail\|CXR showing widened mediastinum and porminent aortic knob in [[nontraumatic thoracic aortic dissection]]]]
			[[File:PMC4040866 rju05301.png\|thumb\|Blunt [[Traumatic aortic transection\|thoracic aortic injury]] on CXR showing widened mediastinum]]

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	**Descending aortic aneurysm		**Descending aortic aneurysm
	**Paraspinal abscess		**Paraspinal abscess

			==Imaging==
			[[File:Dissection CXR.jpg\|thumbnail\|CXR showing widened mediastinum and porminent aortic knob in [[nontraumatic thoracic aortic dissection]]]]

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	[[File:Mediastinum Anatomy.png\|thumb\|Anatomy and contents of the mediastinum<ref>Faiz, O., & Moffat, D. (2002). Anatomy at a glance. Malden, MA: Blackwell Science.</ref>]]		[[File:Mediastinum Anatomy.png\|thumb\|Anatomy and contents of the mediastinum<ref>Faiz, O., & Moffat, D. (2002). Anatomy at a glance. Malden, MA: Blackwell Science.</ref>]]

	==Mediastinal Masses==		===Mediastinal Masses===
	*Anterior		*Anterior
	**Retrosternal goiter		**Retrosternal goiter

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	==Background==		==Background==
	~~Generally diagnosed~~ on plain radiography of the chest~~, concerning measurements exceed~~ 8cm.		*Diagnosed on plain radiography of the chest
			*Mediastinal width >8cm is abnormal
			*Potential causes include:
			**AP projection (Mediastinal structures further away from imaging plate)
			**Thoracic aortic aneurysm
			**Aortic dissection/rupture
			**Mediastinal mass

	==Anatomy==		==Anatomy==
			*Mediastinum is divided into superior and inferior compartments, the latter further subdivided into anterior, middle and posterior compartments.<ref>Whitten CR, Khan S, Munneke GJ, Grubnic S. A diagnostic approach to mediastinal abnormalities. Radiographics. 2007;27(3):657–671. doi:10.1148/rg.273065136.</ref>

	[[File:Mediastinum Anatomy.png\|thumb\|Anatomy and contents of the mediastinum<ref>Faiz, O., & Moffat, D. (2002). Anatomy at a glance. Malden, MA: Blackwell Science.</ref>]]		[[File:Mediastinum Anatomy.png\|thumb\|Anatomy and contents of the mediastinum<ref>Faiz, O., & Moffat, D. (2002). Anatomy at a glance. Malden, MA: Blackwell Science.</ref>]]
	Divided into superior and inferior compartments, the latter further subdivided into anterior, middle and posterior compartments.<ref>Whitten CR, Khan S, Munneke GJ, Grubnic S. A diagnostic approach to mediastinal abnormalities. Radiographics. 2007;27(3):657–671. doi:10.1148/rg.273065136.</ref>

	==Mediastinal Masses==		==Mediastinal Masses==

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External Links

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* [http://ddxof.com/aortic-dissection/ DDxOf: Differential Diagnosis of Widened Mediastinum]		*[http://ddxof.com/aortic-dissection/ DDxOf: Differential Diagnosis of Widened Mediastinum]

	==References==		==References==

2016-06-22T17:54:21Z

WikEM social media partnership program (DDxOf)

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	**Descending aortic aneurysm		**Descending aortic aneurysm
	**Paraspinal abscess		**Paraspinal abscess

			==External Links==
			* [http://ddxof.com/aortic-dissection/ DDxOf: Differential Diagnosis of Widened Mediastinum]

	==References==		==References==

2016-03-22T16:15:15Z

Text replacement - "Category:Rads" to "Category:Radiology"

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