https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2005.636

Extrapleural hematoma: when is surgery indicated?

Vol. 63 No. 3 (2005): Pulmonary series
Submitted: February 18, 2016
Accepted: February 18, 2016
Published: September 30, 2005
Haematoma, extrapleural haematoma, percutaneous catheterisation, pleural biopsy, spontaneous rib fracture
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A.S. Poyraz
ahmetserhanpoyraz@hotmail.com
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
D. Kilic
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
B. Gultekin
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
M. Ozulku
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
A. Hatipoglu
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Extrapleural haematoma (EH) is a rare clinical condition of which four cases are presented. Different etiologies were encountered. Identical findings were found on the chest X-ray. Two cases were secondary to spontaneous rib fracture and the other two were iatrogenic. Surgical exploration was necessary in one patient following pleural biopsy. Medical treatment and clinical observation were the treatment of choice in the remaining three stable patients.

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Poyraz, A.S., D. Kilic, B. Gultekin, M. Ozulku, and A. Hatipoglu. 2005. “Extrapleural Hematoma: When Is Surgery Indicated?”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 63 (3). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2005.636.

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