Esophageal perforation

Chest film from a patient with Boerhaave syndrome reveals air under both diaphragmatic leaflets.

Courtesy of Robert E Mindelzun, MD, Department of Radiology, Stanford University.

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Normal chest radiograph

Posteroanterior view of a normal chest radiograph.

Courtesy of Carol M Black, MD.

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