Spontaneous pneumothorax in a patient with complex bullous lung disease after blunt trauma: a case report
KMJ-Kuwait Medical Journal. 2008; 40 (2): 143-145
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ABSTRACT
The management of spontaneous pneumothorax [SP] in a patient with complex bullous lung disease may be difficult initially. We report a 32-year-old man who presented to the emergency room with head injury after blunt trauma. The patient had a clinical evidence of SP without chest trauma. He was managed initially with a chest tube but later required surgical intervention to stop the air leak
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Assunto principal:
Pneumotórax
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Ferimentos não Penetrantes
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Tubos Torácicos
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Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica
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Pneumopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Relato de Casos
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Kuwait Med. J.
Ano de publicação:
2008
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