This is the case of a 56-year-old male who presented at our Emergency Room complaining of severe epigastric pain that radiated towards the left shoulder and neck. Pneumopericardium was diagnosed with plain chest X-rays, which indicated a gastropericardial fistula. A contrast X-ray film was taken using a water-soluble contrast. A full gastrectomy was performed with esophagojejunostomy reconstruc...

Documented cases of lung cancer complicated by pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium are extremely rare. We report the case of a 55-year-old man with lung cancer complicated by pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium. The patient was admitted with a 3-month history of dyspnea (Day 1). Computed tomography (CT) was performed and disease staging was established as cT4N3M0, although the tumor was...

Pneumomediastinum, defined as the presence of air in mediastinum often occurs due to trauma, mechanical ventilation or surgical procedure. It may also occur spontaneously predisposing lung diseases such asthma and Chronic obstructive pulmonary airway disease (COPD). In this report, we present a case patient with COVID-19 pneumonia without any underlying conditions usual risk factors for pneumom...