Hernia pulmonar postraumáticainusual o mal diagnoticada
- Ribacoba Bajo, Laureano
- Izquierdo, J.M.
- Foruria, A.
- Prado Méndez, Victoria
ISSN: 1699-5031
Year of publication: 2005
Volume: 1
Issue: 2
Pages: 179-183
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Medicina y Seguridad del Trabajo
Abstract
Herniation of the lung is a rare outcome after several thoracic traumatism in the context of the motor vehicle crashes. Modern computed tomography (CT) shows the herniation in the emergency admission after the crash, but occasionally the presentation of a traumatic lung herniation can be delayed. We report a case of a lung herniation caused by severe blunt chest trauma. The patient was asymptomatic and the diagnosis was made four months after the chest trauma.