title: Right-sided pneumothorax as a result of a left-sided chest tube.
abstract: Chest tubes are inserted for a variety of reasons, and a number of complications have been associated with their use. We report a case of traumatic hemopneumothorax in which the chest tube crossed the mediastinum into the contralateral lung causing a pneumothorax. Its position was not apparent on portable chest radiographs.
authors: State University of New York, Health Sciences Center of Brooklyn.
authors: P S
authors: PS
authors: Gerard
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Kaldawi
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Litani
authors: R A
authors: RA
authors: Lenora
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Tessler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015505:Chest Tubes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000293:injuries; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed