title: [Delayed hemothorax due to blunt chest trauma].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ina Central Hospital, Ina, Japan.
authors.forename: Gaku
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakaizawa
authors.forename: Keiichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takasuna
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eguchi
authors.forename: Nobutaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hyougotani
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamanaka
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiina
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurai
authors.forename: Ryouichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amano
mesh_terms: 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*