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18854930

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-15
pubmed:abstractText
We present a rare case of extrapleural hematoma due to chest trauma in an anticoagulated male patient. Chest computed tomography revealed multiple left rib fractures and a D-shaped opacity in the upper left side of the thorax suggesting extrapleural hematoma, which was caused from continuous bleeding. His past history included alcoholic liver cirrhosis, which caused thrombocytopenia and coagulopathy. Therefore, the hematoma was expanding, causing circulatory and ventilatory disturbance and severe anemia despite the difficulty of expanding in the extrapleural space. As the bleeding did not stop, even after intercostal artery angiography with embolization was performed, surgical treatment was undertaken to control the bleeding and evacuate the huge hematoma. The problems associated with the diagnosis and treatment of an extrapleural hematoma are discussed in the light of this case.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1863-6705
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
515-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Rapidly expanding extrapleural hematoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital, 1-1-1 Miwa, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-8602, Japan. hitoshi-iga@hotmail.co.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports