[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.
Department of Surgery, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Japan.
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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