Preferred Label : Naclerio V sign;
RADLEX synonyms : V sign of Naclerio;
Definition : V-shaped radiolucency seen in the lower left mediastinum in frontal x-ray. One limb
outlines the mediastinal border; the other divides the parietal pleura from left hemidiaphragm.
Seen in pneumomediastinum, typically secondary to esophageal rupture.;
Source : Radiology 2007; 245:296-297;
Origin ID : RID35392;
Associated condition(s)
V-shaped radiolucency seen in the lower left mediastinum in frontal x-ray. One limb
outlines the mediastinal border; the other divides the parietal pleura from left hemidiaphragm.
Seen in pneumomediastinum, typically secondary to esophageal rupture.
