Open AccessLife-threatening spontaneous hematoma of the chest wall treated with packing and delayed chest closure
Author(s) -
Francesco Mongelli,
Francesco Proietti,
Miriam Patella,
Stefano Cafarotti
Publication year - 2019
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36811/osjs.2019.110001
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , hematoma , conservative management , conservative treatment , thoracic wall , anticoagulant therapy , embolization , radiology
Bleeding of the thoracic and abdominal wall most commonly occur in anticoagulated patients [1]. The management is based on anticoagulant therapy reversal which is mostly effective [2]. If conservative treatment is insufficient, good results are provided by endovascular embolization techniques [2,3]. The need of surgical intervention is extremely rare and limited to cases in which minimally invasive techniques are unsuccessful or somehow contraindicated [4].