Traumatic Pneumatocele

Traumatic pneumatocele is a rare complication of blunt chest trauma with uncertain pathogenesis. It occurs primarily in pediatric patients and is characterized by single or multiple pulmonary cystic lesions concomitant with other type of injuries of the lung parenchyma. Herein we present a case of t...

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Main Authors: Tai-Ching Yang, Ching-Hua Huang, Jing-Wen Yu, Feng-Chi Hsieh, Yung-Feng Huang
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-04-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210600241
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description Traumatic pneumatocele is a rare complication of blunt chest trauma with uncertain pathogenesis. It occurs primarily in pediatric patients and is characterized by single or multiple pulmonary cystic lesions concomitant with other type of injuries of the lung parenchyma. Herein we present a case of traumatic pneumatocele in a 3-year-old boy, together with a brief review of the literature. This rare entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions complicating blunt chest trauma, especially in young adults. The disease generally has a benign and self-limiting course.
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spelling doaj-art-1c224fde5c78472aa6e8d159b0582df72025-08-20T02:00:34ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722010-04-0151213513810.1016/S1875-9572(10)60024-1Traumatic PneumatoceleTai-Ching Yang0Ching-Hua Huang1Jing-Wen Yu2Feng-Chi Hsieh3Yung-Feng Huang4Department of Pediatrics, Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Radiology, Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanTraumatic pneumatocele is a rare complication of blunt chest trauma with uncertain pathogenesis. It occurs primarily in pediatric patients and is characterized by single or multiple pulmonary cystic lesions concomitant with other type of injuries of the lung parenchyma. Herein we present a case of traumatic pneumatocele in a 3-year-old boy, together with a brief review of the literature. This rare entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions complicating blunt chest trauma, especially in young adults. The disease generally has a benign and self-limiting course.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210600241cystpulmonarytraumatic pneumatocele
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