title: Traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst due to thoracic trauma.
abstract: Traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst is uncommon and usually regresses spontaneously with conservative treatment. In rare cases, surgical intervention may be necessary. A pseudocyst may be treated surgically to prevent potential complications if the patient undergoes a thoracotomy for another reason. We present a patient with hemopneumothorax and traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst after a motor vehicle accident, who was operated on electively due to massive air leak.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Nafiz Korez Sincan State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey mdgultekin@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gultekin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gulbahar
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Nafiz Korez Sincan State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Gokhan
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Gundogdu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tevfik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kocer
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006468:Hemopneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cysts; Lung injury; Nonpenetrating; Thoracic injuries; Wounds