Open AccessDelayed Hemothorax After Conservative Treatment of Sternal Fracture
Author(s) -
Yamamoto Naoki,
Sakakibara Masahiro,
Murakami Maki,
Sakaguchi Koji
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1883-6011
pISSN - 1346-0072
DOI - 10.14442/general.12.85
Subject(s) - hemothorax , medicine , blunt , rib cage , surgery , blunt trauma , presentation (obstetrics) , conservative treatment , pneumothorax , anatomy
Delayed hemothorax following blunt chest trauma is classified as a late presentation of hemothorax after a nearly normal chest X‐ray on admission. Here, we present a case of delayed hemothorax 5 days after blunt chest trauma with ribs and sternal fracture.
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