Spontaneous massive haemothorax caused by rupture of an intercostal vein

Spontaneous massive haemothorax is rare. We describe a healthy 44 year old woman who experience sudden onset chest pain while sleeping. Chest radiograph revealed massive right pleural effusion. Progressive dyspnoea, cold sweating, and tachycardia developed later. A tube thoracostomy was performed im...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emergency medicine journal : EMJ 2006-09, Vol.23 (9), p.e49-e49
Hauptverfasser:	Ke, H-Y, Lee, S-C, Tzao, C, Chang, H, Liao, G-S, Cheng, Y-L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Blood pressure Chest Pain - etiology Emergency Casebook Evacuations & rescues Female Hemothorax - diagnosis Hemothorax - etiology Hemothorax - therapy Humans Intercostal Muscles - blood supply intercostal vein rupture Ostomy Pleural Effusion - diagnostic imaging Pleural Effusion - etiology Radiography Rupture, Spontaneous - complications Rupture, Spontaneous - diagnosis Rupture, Spontaneous - therapy spontaneous haemothorax Thoracic surgery Thoracostomy Thrombosis Treatment Outcome Vascular Diseases - complications Vascular Diseases - diagnosis Vascular Diseases - surgery Veins Veins & arteries
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