Large Focal Extrapleural Hematoma of Chest Wall: A Case Report
Although hemothorax and pneumothorax are common complications seen in rib fractures, focal extrapleural hematoma is quite rare. We report a 63-year-old female patient that developed large focal extrapleural hematoma after falling off a second floor veranda. The patient had sustained 3, 4, 5th costal...
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| author | Hohyoung Lee Sung Ho Han Min Koo Lee Oh Sang Kwon Kyoung Hwan Kim Jung Suk Kim Soon-Ho Chon Sung Ho Shinn |
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| description | Although hemothorax and pneumothorax are common complications seen in rib fractures, focal extrapleural hematoma is quite rare. We report a 63-year-old female patient that developed large focal extrapleural hematoma after falling off a second floor veranda. The patient had sustained 3, 4, 5th costal cartilage rib fractures and a sternum fracture. She had developed suspected empyema with loculations with small amount of hemothorax. She underwent a planned early decortication/adhesiolysis by video assisted thoracoscopic surgery at the 12th post-trauma day due to failed drainage. Unexpectedly, she had no adhesions or any significant retained hematoma mimicking a mass, but was found with the focal extrapleural chest wall hematoma. She was discharged on postoperative 46th day for other reasons and is doing fine today. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e83ba40ab888427fb8e7b7241ff4ea002025-08-20T03:24:48ZengKorean Society of TraumatologyJournal of Trauma and Injury1738-87672287-16832019-06-0132211511710.20408/jti.2019.001989Large Focal Extrapleural Hematoma of Chest Wall: A Case ReportHohyoung Lee0Sung Ho Han1Min Koo Lee2Oh Sang Kwon3Kyoung Hwan Kim4Jung Suk Kim5Soon-Ho Chon6Sung Ho Shinn7Departments of Trauma Surgery and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cheju Halla Hospital, Jeju, KoreaDepartments of Trauma Surgery and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cheju Halla Hospital, Jeju, KoreaDepartments of Trauma Surgery and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cheju Halla Hospital, Jeju, KoreaDepartments of Trauma Surgery and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cheju Halla Hospital, Jeju, KoreaDepartments of Trauma Surgery and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cheju Halla Hospital, Jeju, KoreaDepartments of Trauma Surgery and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cheju Halla Hospital, Jeju, KoreaDepartments of Trauma Surgery and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cheju Halla Hospital, Jeju, KoreaDepartments of Trauma Surgery and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cheju Halla Hospital, Jeju, KoreaAlthough hemothorax and pneumothorax are common complications seen in rib fractures, focal extrapleural hematoma is quite rare. We report a 63-year-old female patient that developed large focal extrapleural hematoma after falling off a second floor veranda. The patient had sustained 3, 4, 5th costal cartilage rib fractures and a sternum fracture. She had developed suspected empyema with loculations with small amount of hemothorax. She underwent a planned early decortication/adhesiolysis by video assisted thoracoscopic surgery at the 12th post-trauma day due to failed drainage. Unexpectedly, she had no adhesions or any significant retained hematoma mimicking a mass, but was found with the focal extrapleural chest wall hematoma. She was discharged on postoperative 46th day for other reasons and is doing fine today.http://www.jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-32-115.pdfhemothoraxblunt injuryvideo assisted thoracoscopic surgery |
| spellingShingle | Hohyoung Lee Sung Ho Han Min Koo Lee Oh Sang Kwon Kyoung Hwan Kim Jung Suk Kim Soon-Ho Chon Sung Ho Shinn Large Focal Extrapleural Hematoma of Chest Wall: A Case Report Journal of Trauma and Injury hemothorax blunt injury video assisted thoracoscopic surgery |
| title | Large Focal Extrapleural Hematoma of Chest Wall: A Case Report |
| title_full | Large Focal Extrapleural Hematoma of Chest Wall: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Large Focal Extrapleural Hematoma of Chest Wall: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Large Focal Extrapleural Hematoma of Chest Wall: A Case Report |
| title_short | Large Focal Extrapleural Hematoma of Chest Wall: A Case Report |
| title_sort | large focal extrapleural hematoma of chest wall a case report |
| topic | hemothorax blunt injury video assisted thoracoscopic surgery |
| url | http://www.jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-32-115.pdf |
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