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New perspectives for a huge traumatic pneumatocele treatment in a young adult

Author(s) -

Shai SenEi,

Lai YiLing,

Tang HsiaoWen,

Hung ShihChieh

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

respirology case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2051-3380

DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.537

Subject(s) - pneumatocele , medicine , conservative treatment , surgery , young adult , computed tomography , radiology , lesion , lung

Traumatic pneumatocele (TP) is a very rare condition that occurs mostly in children and young adults. Conservative treatment is full‐fledged for uncomplicated cases. We presented here an 18‐year‐old young adult with chest trauma caused by a fall. Chest computed tomography disclosed a cavitary lesion 10.5 × 8.5 × 6.4 cm 3 over right upper lobe (RUL) with bilateral lower lung contusion and a mild haemopneumothorax but without rib fractures. Under conservative treatment, the condition lasted for ~8 months before complete resolution. Detailed temporal changes in chest X‐ray were recorded for the analysis of natural healing processes.

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