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Spontaneous hemothorax and implication of diagnostic evaluation: A case report

The most critical intervention for large hemothorax is draining the blood out of the pleural cavity by placing a thoracostomy tube but it can be disastrous if done without due consideration. We report a rare case of spontaneous hemothorax due to posterior intercostal artery aneurysm and implication...

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Autores principales: Garg, Sunil Kumar, Malik, Anil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8891991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35251926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101604
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Sumario:The most critical intervention for large hemothorax is draining the blood out of the pleural cavity by placing a thoracostomy tube but it can be disastrous if done without due consideration. We report a rare case of spontaneous hemothorax due to posterior intercostal artery aneurysm and implication of diagnostic evaluation on its management.