[Pulmonary pseudocysts. A rare entity after thoracic injury].
Post-traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst is a rare manifestation of blunt thoracic injury. Young adults and adolescents are predominantly affected. Here we report the successful outcome of post-traumatic pseudocysts secondary to severe lung contusion with severe intrathoracic haemorrhage in both lower lobes and the upper right lobe by aggressive coagulation management, kinetic therapy/postural drainage and control of secondary infection.
Steinbüchel
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Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Klinikum Köln-Merheim, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Ostmerheimerstrasse 200, 51109, Köln, Germany.
Lindner
J
J
Tjardes
T
T
Steinhausen
E
E
Bouillon
B
B
Knütgen
D
D
Keppler
V
V
Maegele
M
M
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