Bilateral open pneumothorax resulting in a sucking chest wound

Acta Chir Belg. 2018 Oct;118(5):336-337. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2018.1493819. Epub 2018 Jul 16.

Authors

Sami Karapolat¹, Alaaddin Buran¹, Atila Turkyilmaz¹

Affiliation

¹ a Department of Thoracic Surgery , Karadeniz Technical University Medical School , Trabzon , Turkey.

PMID: 30010489
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2018.1493819

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Humans
Lung Injury / diagnostic imaging
Lung Injury / surgery
Male
Manufacturing Industry
Occupational Injuries* / diagnostic imaging
Occupational Injuries* / rehabilitation
Occupational Injuries* / surgery
Paraplegia / etiology
Paraplegia / rehabilitation
Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging
Pneumothorax / etiology
Pneumothorax / surgery
Rib Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Rib Fractures / surgery
Scapula / diagnostic imaging
Scapula / injuries
Scapula / surgery
Spinal Cord Injuries / etiology
Spinal Cord Injuries / surgery
Thoracic Injuries / complications*
Thoracic Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Injuries / surgery*
Thoracic Vertebrae / injuries
Thoracic Vertebrae / surgery