title: Spontaneous hemothorax after caesarian section: an unusual manifestation of diaphragmatic fenestrations.
abstract: Spontaneous hemothorax is an uncommon condition usually associated with trauma, iatrogenic interventions, or rupture of pleural adhesions, and pneumothorax. We report the unique case of spontaneous hemothorax in a 35-year-old woman resulting from uterine hemorrhage in whom fenestrations in the diaphragm allowed blood to pass from the abdomen to the chest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hooper
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Duffy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery