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Right Scapular Swelling Revealed to Be a Spontaneous Lateral Chest Wall Hematoma: An Intriguing Case Report

Chest wall hematoma commonly occurs as a result of blunt thoracic trauma. We report an intriguing case of spontaneous lateral chest wall hematoma that presented with right scapular swelling and tenderness on palpation having hemodynamic instability without any prior history of recent trauma or surge...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Choudhry, Muhammad Saad, Sultan, Anum, Hassan, Maria, Ali, Muhammad, Zaidi, Syed Muhammad Hussain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7526960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33014649
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10151
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Sumario:Chest wall hematoma commonly occurs as a result of blunt thoracic trauma. We report an intriguing case of spontaneous lateral chest wall hematoma that presented with right scapular swelling and tenderness on palpation having hemodynamic instability without any prior history of recent trauma or surgery. Chest x-ray and ultrasound were carried out at the time of admission to evaluate the swelling, followed by contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) of the chest to identify and localize the bleeder. Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) of the intercostal artery was performed to treat the condition successfully. CECT is found to be vitally important in localizing bleeders. Other possible options include exploratory thoracotomy, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) exploration, and angiography.