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Spontaneous Tension Hemothorax in a Patient with Asbestosis
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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Pulmonary spindle cell carcinoma presenting with hemothorax
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 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
Yoko Kataoka +4 more
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Right-sided spontaneous, massive hemothorax in a 27-week pregnant lady: a case report
Emergency Care Journal, 2023 Spontaneous, massive hemothorax due to pulmonary varix is an uncommon, yet catastrophic cause of respiratory distress during pregnancy and postpartum. Presentation is often confused with pulmonary embolism, the treatment of which, worsens the condition ...
Pratisha Pradhan +4 more
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Successful Treatment of Pneumothorax in a Dog With Sterile Pleural Fibrosis Caused by Chylothorax [PDF]
, 2019 A 2-year-old, 12 kg, intact male crossbreed dog was presented with respiratory distress, exercise intolerance, and gagging. Plain thoracic radiographs revealed severe pleural effusion.
Gruber, Achim D. +3 more
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Chest pain caused by multiple exostoses of the ribs: A case report and a review of literature [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this paper is to report an exceptional case of multiple internal exostoses of the ribs in a young patient affected by multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE) coming to our observation for chest pain as the only symptom of an intra-thoracic ...
Calderaro, Cosma +8 more
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Spontaneous Pneumothoraces and Hemothoraces in Sarcomas [PDF]
, 2017 Spontaneous pneumothoraces and hemothoraces are rare manifestations of sarcomas occurring more commonly in specific histologic types, chemotherapy and/or anti-angiogenic therapy.
Ezzeddine, Fatima, Jalal, Shadia
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ECPR In Penetrating Chest Trauma With Thoracic Aortic Injury: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepExtracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) combined with emergent surgical repair can achieve hemodynamic stabilization in selected patients with penetrating chest trauma and thoracic aortic injury complicated by cardiac arrest. Early initiation and rapid hemorrhage control are critical determinants of outcome.
Gao X, Jin L, Li Y.
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Spontaneous Bilateral Idiopathic Hemothorax
Advances in Thoracic Diseases, 2020 The spontaneous hemothorax is defined by the presence of blood in the pleural cavity, outside any traumatic context. Idiopathic spontaneous hemothorax is an extremely rare form of spontaneous hemothorax, in which there is no apparent cause that justifies bleeding.We report the case of a young patient, treated in our department, for a spontaneous ...
Layla Belliraj +3 more
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Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2023 Acute hemothorax is generally known to be a sequela of trauma to the chest, rupture of aortic aneurysm, or aortic dissection. Other causes of hemothorax have been attributed to iatrogenic, vascular, neoplastic, coagulopathy, or infectious processes ...
Andrew Neff, Cassandra Bradby
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Indwelling Pleural Catheters in Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Single-Center Series of Outcomes and Complications [PDF]
, 2018 Background Treatment of hepatic hydrothorax (HH) generally involves sodium restriction, diuretics, and serial thoracentesis. In more advanced cases, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and liver transplantation may be required.
Bosslet, Gabriel +3 more
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