[Delayed hemothorax due to blunt chest trauma].
We report 2 cases of delayed hemothorax due to blunt chest trauma. A 48-year-old man who fell down and got a blow at the right chest had a checkup with a 1st aid outpatient. By the X-rays at the time of the 1st examination, the hemothorax was not noted. The next day, He has been transported to our hospital for atypical absence. Hemothorax was suggested by computed tomography (CT) and chest drainage was enforced. A 79-year-old man got a blow at the anterior chest by traffic accident and had a checkup in the 1st hospital. The abnormality was not recognized in the chest CT at that time. For the left hemiparesis, he was transported to our hospital the next day. Hemothorax was suggested by CT and chest drainage was enforced.
Saito
Gaku
G
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ina Central Hospital, Ina, Japan.
Sakaizawa
Takao
T
Takasuna
Keiichiro
K
Eguchi
Takashi
T
Kobayashi
Nobutaka
N
Hyougotani
Akira
A
Hamanaka
Kazutoshi
K
Shiina
Takayuki
T
Kurai
Makoto
M
Kondo
Ryouichi
R
Yoshida
Kazuo
K
Amano
Jun
J
D000368:Aged; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*