Chest wall trauma: a true challenge for thoracic surgeons
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Unusual Presentation of Pulmonary Hematoma after Blunt Chest Wall Trauma
A 25-year-old man was admitted in hospital due to right side hemopneumothorax secondary to car accident. A chest tube was inserted. During the hospitalization days, chest CT scan revealed a 3cmx3 cm oval-shaped density located in the right upper lobe. Since he was in a good general condition, he was discharged from hospital after removal of chest tube and a follow-up chest CT-scan was recommend...
متن کاملFlail chest from blunt thoracic trauma.
1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 56-year-old male smoker sustained non-penetrating leftsided chest trauma, following a 2-m fall onto a fl at-topped wooden post. He was in severe pain and respiratory distress in the Emergency Department, with a dramatic degree of fl ail and marked subcutaneous emphysema (see video 1 ). A left side tube thoracostomy was inserted urgently with marked improvement in respirator...
متن کاملPrimary Hydatid Disease of the Chest Wall Presenting as a Chest Wall Tumor
Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease that is endemic in Mediterranean areas, South America, North Africa, Australia, and Iran. Although the liver and lung are the most common involved organs, but the other organs in human body also can be involved by hydatid cyst. Chest wall involvement by hydatid cyst is a rare condition, which may be misdiagnosed as chest wall tumor in the endemic areas. Herei...
متن کامل"PET scan contribution in chest tumors management: a systematic review for thoracic surgeons".
AIMS AND BACKGROUND In the 90s, the introduction of positron emission tomography (PET) represented a milestone in the staging of thoracic tumors. In the last 10 years, PET scan has been widely adopted in thoracic oncology, showing high accuracy in diagnosis and staging and with promising issues in defining prognosis. The aim of this systematic review was to focus on the results and pitfalls of ...
متن کاملperioperative pain relief by thoracic paravertebral block for wide excision of chest wall mass
paravertebral block is an appropriate method for intraoperative and postoperative pain relief in hemithorax operations .effectiveness of this type of pain management have already been shown in breast surgery .its effect on controlling chest wa ll pain is clear and remarkable . in our case despite of wide extension of lesion and penetration of ulcer to the deep part of thorax after excision, the...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Visualized Surgery
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2221-2965
DOI: 10.21037/jovs.2019.12.02