Acute massive haemopneumothorax due to solitary costal exostosis.
Acute massive haemopneumothorax is frequently related to open or blunt chest trauma, whereas spontaneous haemopneumothorax is rare and may be due to multiple hereditary exostosis (MHE). We report a case of acute massive spontaneous and relapsed haemopneumothorax occurring during a volleyball match, and caused by solitary costal exostosis. Thoracoscopy failed to disclose and remove the cause of the haemopneumothorax and so the patient underwent thoracotomy for costal resection and lung parenchyma suture.
Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, I-40138 Bologna, Italy.
Alessandro
A
Bini
Manuele
M
Grazia
Franco
F
Stella
Francesco
F
Petrella