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compartmentalize the mediastinum differently. For instance, in the radiological scheme of Felson, there are only three compartments (anterior, middle, and posterior), and the heart is part of the middle (inferior) mediastinum.
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if left untreated. However, that does not always occur and sometimes those conditions are actually the cause, not the result, of pneumomediastinum. These conditions frequently accompany
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by the transverse thoracic plane. which is an imaginary plane passing from the sternal angle anteriorly to the lower border of the body of the 4th thoracic vertebra posteriorly;
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von Kodolitsch Y, Nienaber C, Dieckmann C, Schwartz A, Hofmann T, Brekenfeld C, Nicolas V, Berger J, Meinertz T (2004). "Chest radiography for the diagnosis of
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Cheng, Guang-Shing; Varghese, Thomas K.; Park, David R. (2016-01-01), Broaddus, V. Courtney; Mason, Robert J.; Ernst, Joel D.; King, Talmadge E. (eds.),
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behind. It contains all the organs of the thorax except the lungs. It is continuous with the loose connective tissue of the
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and due to rupture of organs in the mediastinum. As the infection can progress very quickly, this is a serious condition.
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A number of important anatomical structures and transitions occur at the level of the thoracic plane, including:
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at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center – "The anatomical divisions of the inferior mediastinum."
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at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) – "Subdivisions of the Thoracic Cavity"
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Geusens; Pans, S.; Prinsloo, J.; Fourneau, I. (2005). "The widened mediastinum in trauma patients".
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Knowledge (XXG) articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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The mediastinum can be divided into an upper (or superior) and lower (or inferior) part:
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at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center – "Divisions of the mediastinum."
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is where the mediastinum has a width greater than 6 cm on an upright PA
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is the presence of air in the mediastinum, which in some cases can lead to
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Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine (Sixth Edition)
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Mediastinum. The division between superior and inferior is at the
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The mediastinum is frequently the site of involvement of various
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A widened mediastinum can be indicative of several pathologies:
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Jernigan JA, Stephens DS, Ashford DA, et al. (2001).
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arching over the right main bronchus and joining into the
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Anteriorly by (from above downwards): bifurcation of
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