pneumomediastinum causes
The Causes of Pneumomediastinum. Pneumomediastinum is the name given to air in the mediastinum. Pneumomediastinum is often caused by injury or disease. It typically results when air leaks from your lungs into your mediastinum. Common causes of pneumomediastinum include: Excessive coughing. Repeated bearing down such as pushing during childbirth.
The 3 main causes of pneumomediastinum are. 1  Alveolar rupture with dissection of air into the mediastinum. 2  Esophageal perforation. 3  Esophageal or bowel rupture with dissection of air from the neck or the abdomen into the mediastinum.