Tension pneumothorax due to perforated colon
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Supportive treatment of delayed perforated colon due to peritoneal dialysis catheterization
Background: One of uncommon complications in patients with peritoneal catheter is colon rupture which usually occurs during catheter insertion. In this paper, we present a case of delayed perforated colon following insertion of peritoneal catheter. Case presentation: A 37-year-old man was suffering from chronic renal failure (CRF). Nine months after peritoneal catheterization, peritoneal dialy...
متن کاملVentral tension pneumothorax.
Chest injuries are the cause of death in 25% of trauma fatalities and a major contributing factor in an additional 50%. Pneumothorax, the second most common chest injury, may often be overlooked, and this oversight may lead to deterioration, significant complications, and/or death. This case report describes such a failure because of a rare abnormal localization (ventral) of the pneumothorax an...
متن کاملBilateral tension pneumothorax.
following transient focal ischemia: effects of hypothermia. Can J Neurol Sci 1999;26:298e304. 20. Morimoto Y, Kemmotsu O, Kitami K, et al. Acute brain swelling after out-ofhospital cardiac arrest: pathogenesis and outcome. Crit Care Med 1993;21: 104e10. 21. Schmoker JD, Shackford SR, Wald SL, et al. An analysis of the relationship between fluid and sodium administration and intracranial pressur...
متن کاملEchinococcal tension pneumothorax.
Hydatid cyst is rarely mentioned among the causes of pneumothorax in text-books or monographs, especially those written in English. Five examples of tension pneumothorax secondary to ruptured hydatid cyst of the lung are reported: the mechanism of this tension effect and helpful diagnostic points are discussed. We think that surgical correction is the only satisfactory treatment of tension pneu...
متن کاملBilateral tension pneumothorax related to acupuncture.
We report on a patient with a rare case of bilateral tension pneumothorax that occurred after acupuncture. A 69-year-old large-bodied man, who otherwise had no risk factors for spontaneous pneumothorax, presented with chest pressure, cold sweats and shortness of breath. Immediately after bilateral pneumothorax had been identified on a chest radiograph in the emergency room, his blood pressure a...
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: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215325