Spontaneous hemopneumothorax. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Spontaneous hemopneumothorax is a potentially fatal condition associated with 1-12% of all spontaneous pneumothoraces. Prompt diagnosis is essential in order to allow for rapid surgical intervention. A case of a 15-year-old male with spontaneous hemopneumothorax diagnosed by CT is presented. The patient recovered after surgery with no complications.

publication date

  • March 19, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Hemopneumothorax

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0036943212

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s00247-002-0692-9

PubMed ID

  • 12029349

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 32

issue

  • 6