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Eur J Trauma Emerg S · Dec 2007
Huge Extrapleural Hematoma After a Blunt Chest Trauma: An Unusual Presentation.
- Petros Mihos, Konstantinos Potaris, Ioannis Gakidis, and Sotiria Stathopoulou.
- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Attica "K.A.T", Kifissia, Athens, Greece. pmihos@otenet.gr.
- Eur J Trauma Emerg S. 2007 Dec 1;33(6):651-3.
AbstractMassive extrapleural hematoma secondary to blunt chest trauma is exceedingly rare especially in nonanticoagulated patients. Significant amounts of blood can be sequestered between parietal pleura and the endothoracic facia leading to ventillatory and circulatory disturbances and even death. We report a case of a huge extrapleural hematoma in a non-anticoagulated 70-year-old patient secondary to blunt chest trauma. Etiology, surgical and treatment implications of this injury are briefly discussed.
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