Publication details

Pneumorachis

Title in English Pneumorrhachis
Authors

DOLEŽEL Zdeněk RÁČILOVÁ Zdeňka JÍRA Igor JOBOVÁ Martina PINKASOVÁ Tereza

Year of publication 2012
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Pediatrie pro praxi
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Paediatry
Keywords pneumorrhachis; spontaneous pneumomediastinum; Valsalva maneuver childhood
Description Pneumorrhachis (PNR), the phenomenon of intraspinal air, is an exceptional imaging finding. PNR is primarily a radiographic and not clinical diagnosis. Air within the spinal canal can be divided into primary and secondary PNR, descriptively classified into extra- or intradural. Usually is PNR seen in association with other manifestation of air leak (for example pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, pneumoperitoneum). PNR usually represents an asymptomatic epiphenomenon and the intraspinal air reabsorbs spontaneously. We report the case of an adolescent who developed PNR after spontaneous pneumomediastinum. The patient recovered uneventfully and no underlying cause was found.

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