J Korean Soc Traumatol.
2017 Dec;30(4):202-205. 10.20408/jti.2017.30.4.202.
Traumatic Extrapleural Hematoma Mimicking Hemothorax
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mokpo Hankook Hospital, Mokpo, Korea. innocent-blood@hanmail.net
- KMID: 2405286
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.20408/jti.2017.30.4.202
Abstract
- After blunt chest injuries, extrapleural hematoma may result in a collection of blood between the parietal pleura and the endothoracic fascia. Extrapleural hematoma is frequently misdiagnosed as hemothorax. Extrapleural fat sign, the inward displacement of strip of extrapleural fat on computed tomography, is typical radiological findings of extrapleural hematoma. We encountered a case of extrapleural hematoma with a presentation similar to hemothorax after blunt chest injury.
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