[Two cases of traumatic lung cyst].
There are few reports of traumatic lung cyst in Japan. The 1st case was 20-year-old man with traumatic lung cyst from motor vehicle accident. A chest radiograph taken 70 days after initial injury showed almost complete resolution of the traumatic pneumatocele. The 2nd case was 7-year-old girl with traumatic lung cyst caused by motor accident. The traumatic pneumatocele was not yet reduced in size four months after initial injury.
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Department of Surgery, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Japan.
Imai
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Fujimura
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed