Posttraumatic pulmonary pseudocyst:: A rare complication of blunt chest trauma

Celik B., Basoglu A.

THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON, cilt.54, sa.6, ss.433-435, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1055/s-2006-923939
  • Dergi Adı: THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.433-435
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: chest trauma, pseudocyst, pulmonary contusion
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Posttraumatic pulmonary pseudocyst is a rare cavitary lesion lacking an epithelial lining, which develops within the pulmonary parenchyma after blunt chest trauma. Such pseudocysts develop most commonly in children and young adults. The clinical course is usually benign with spontaneous resolution of the radiologic manifestations within 2 to 4 months after trauma. A young male injured in a motor vehicle accident, sustaining a posttraumatic pulmonary pseudocyst, is presented here.