mediastinal widening

Etiology

• aortic aneurysm
  • aortic dissection
• ruptured Aorta
• hilar lymphadenopathy
• inhalation anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
• esophageal rupture
• mediastinal mass
• mediastinitis
• cardiac tamponade
• pericardial effusion
• thoracic vertebrae fractures in trauma patients

Radiology

• chest X-ray
  • > 6 cm on an upright PA chest X-ray
  • > 8 cm on supine AP chest film

More general terms

• mediastinal disease (diseases of the mediastinum)

Additional terms

• mediastinum