Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2014 Dec;47(6):563-565. 10.5090/kjtcs.2014.47.6.563.

Outpatient Drainage Therapy with a Thoracic Vent for Traumatic Pneumothorax due to Bull Attack

• Sano A
• Tsuchiya T
• Nagano M

• KMID: 2382214
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2014.47.6.563

Abstract

Outpatient drainage therapy is generally indicated for spontaneous pneumothoraces. A 63-year-old man, who had been attacked by a bull sustaining injuries on the right side of his chest, was referred to the emergency room with dyspnea. His chest X-ray showed a small pneumothorax. The next day, a chest X-ray demonstrated that his pneumothorax had worsened, although no hemothorax was identified. Outpatient drainage therapy with a thoracic vent was initiated. The air leak stopped on the third day and the thoracic vent was removed on the sixth day. Thoracic vents can be a useful modality for treating traumatic pneumothorax without hemothorax.

Keyword

Pneumothorax; Trauma; Chest wall

MeSH Terms

Drainage*
Dyspnea
Emergency Service, Hospital
Hemothorax
Humans
Middle Aged
Outpatients*
Pneumothorax*
Thoracic Wall
Thorax