A 44-year-old man was admitted to out hospital complaining of chest pain and increasing dyspnea. Chest X-ray on admission revealed a collapsed lung and an air fluid line in the left hemothorax. Following blood transfusion because of 2,000 ml hemorrhagic pleural fluid, emergent surgery was carried
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Pulmonary contusion is the usual manifestation of lung parenchymal injury after blunt chest trauma. With deceleration these parenchymal lacerations can result in cavities known as primary traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts (TPPC). We present our experience in treating this rare
A 26-year-old man was injured in the traffic accident. He had complicated chest trauma. He came to our hospital by ambulance immediately after rescued from crashed his automobile. He had severe pulmonary contusion with frail chest, pulmonary laceration, tension hemopneumothorax, and hypovolemic
Penetrating abdominal injuries are potentially life threatening due to the associated hemorrhagic shock and visceral injury. Through and through penetrating injury with polytrauma is rarely encountered. We report a case presenting with in situ projecting heavy metallic rod in a through and through
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