title: [A case of penetrating chest injury with tension hemothorax by gunshot].
abstract: The patient, a 36-year-old male, was admitted with massive hemoptysis. He had two gunshot wounds in the right lateral abdomen and supraclavicular fossa. His chest X-ray showed right tension hemothorax. Emergency thoracotomy and laparotomy were performed. Massive bleeding from the right pulmonary artery (A4+5), lacerations in the diaphragm and injuries of the liver were found. We performed right middle lobectomy, S3 segmentectomy and plication of the diaphragm and liver. He was discharged uneventfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Surgery, Nakadohri General Hospital, Akita, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gouko
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hoshino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ookubo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hanaoka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries; D004630:Emergencies; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000293:injuries; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*