An unusual pulmonary perforation case after chest tube placement.
Pulmonary laceration is an uncommon complication of tube thoracostomy technique that is expected vigorous clinically and may be fatal. In this study, we report a case of pulmonary laceration owing to a tube thoracostomy, with no clinical signs, and detected incidentally on thorax computed tomography.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
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Yuncu
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Aykanli
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Yaldiz
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Ulgan
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Alper
D000328:Adult; D015505:Chest Tubes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055370:Lung Injury; D008297:Male; D013907:Thoracostomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*