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Delayed Massive Hemothorax From Traumatic Inferior Pulmonary Ligament Tear: A Case Report [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
Hemothorax is often caused by blunt or penetrating trauma, a medical procedure, or direct tumoral erosion. Traumatic hemothorax is usually a consequence of intrathoracic organ damage, such as the chest wall or lung parenchyma.
Sachie Koike, Ryoichi Kondo, Kyoko Yamada   +2 more
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Hemothorax in a Medical Intensive Care Unit: Incidence, Comorbidity and Prognostic Factors

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2010
There is a lack of data regarding the occurrence of hemothorax in medical intensive care units (ICUs). The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence, comorbidity and prognostic factors of hemothorax in medical ICU patients.
Chung-Yu Chen, Chia-Lin Hsu, Chia-Hsuin Chang, Kuan-Yu Chen, Chong-Jen Yu, Pan-Chyr Yang   +5 more
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Spontaneous Tension Hemothorax in a Patient with Asbestosis [PDF]

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2022
Case Presentation: A 75-year-old man with a history of asbestosis presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset dyspnea and hemoptysis, triggered by coughing. The patient was hemodynamically unstable and in respiratory distress.
Toshinao Suzuki, Toshihiko Takada
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Massive Spontaneous Hemothorax as a Complication of Apixaban Treatment

Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2018
Introduction. Hemothorax is usually related to chest or iatrogenic trauma from procedures such as central lines and thoracentesis. Spontaneous hemothorax is defined as pleural fluid hematocrit greater than 50% of serum hematocrit in absence of natural or
M. Abu Hishmeh, P. Srivastava, Q. Lougheide, M. Srinivasan, S. Murthy   +4 more
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Dabigatran Use Associated with Hemopericardium and Hemothorax

, 2020
Concurrent spontaneous hemopericardium and hemothorax due to anticoagulant use are extremely rare in clinical practice. Dabigatran is an oral direct thrombin inhibitor approved to prevent stroke or thromboembolic episodes in patients with nonvalvular ...
Josip Katić, Jure Mirat, Avelini Perković, Ružica, Ružica Avelini Perković, Marko Skelin, Katić, Ana, Dario Rahelić, Katić, Josip, Skelin, Marko, Ana Katić, Rahelić, Dario, Mirat, Jure, Katić, Karla, Karla Katić   +13 more
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Pulmonary spindle cell carcinoma presenting with hemothorax

, 2022
Spontaneous hemothorax is less common. We report the case of an 83-year-old woman with spontaneous hemothorax caused by lung cancer with nontuberculous mycobacteriosis. She presented with chest pain and hemoptysis. Computed tomography revealed a tumor in
Takuya Fujita, Jun Hanaoka, Kentaro Fukunaga, Yoko Kataoka, Yuto Kato   +4 more
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Transcatheter arterial embolization for hemothorax caused by spinal fracture without arterial injury: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Spinal fractures rarely cause hemothorax, and no treatment consensus has been reached. Conservative treatment is generally selected in cases without arterial injury, but there have been some reports of uncontrolled bleeding.
Naoki Matsunaga, Takuya Okada, Yuko Ono, Keigo Matsushiro, Koji Sasaki, Tomoyuki Gentsu, Eisuke Ueshima, Keitaro Sofue, Masato Yamaguchi, Koji Sugimoto, Takamichi Murakami   +10 more
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Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation diagnosed by recurrent hemothorax – A case report

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Background: A pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is an abnormal connection between a pulmonary artery and vein that causes various complications owing to a right-to-left shunt.
Toshiki Sakuma, Hajime Kasai, Toshihiko Sugiura, Kenichiro Takeda, Minori Watanabe, Kenichi Suzuki, Takashi Urushibara, Takuji Suzuki   +7 more
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Medical thoracoscopic cryoevacuation: A novel technique to manage retained hemothorax

Lung India, 2019
Hemothorax is an important complication of blunt trauma chest. The presentation may be delayed, especially in elderly patients with multiple rib fractures.
Arjun Srinivasan, Mahadevan Sivaramakrishnan, Vallandramam R Pattabhiraman, V G Vinod   +3 more
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Massive Hemothorax Resulting from Blunt Vertebral Fracture

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Introduction: Thoracic and lumbar vertebral fractures are rare causes of hemothorax, and data on the clinical characteristics of patients with massive hemothorax caused by blunt vertebral fractures are limited.
Kuo-Chang Lee, Li-Chin Cheng, Kuo-Tai Chen   +2 more
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