title: Traumatic pseudocyst due to blunt trauma: Case report.
abstract: Damage to lung parenchyma due to blunt thoracic trauma often appears as contusion or hematoma. Cavitary lung lesions or pseudocyst formation due to trauma is a rare phenomenon. In the literature traumatic pseudocysts are also known as pseudocystic hematomas, traumatic lung cavity and traumatic pneumotocel. Traumatic pseudocysts usually have good clinical prognosis, recover spontaneously with supportive treatment and do not require surgery. In this article, we present the case of 52 year old male who was brought to the emergency department after a fall from height and was diagnosed with lung contusions and traumatic cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Becel
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Beliz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oztok
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kurtoglu Celik
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ferhat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Icme
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alp
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sener
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gul
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pamukcu Gunaydin
keywords: Blunt chest injury; Traumatic pseudocyst