Case Report

SPONTANEOUS HEMOPNEUMOTHORAX OBSERVED IN A HEALTHY YOUNG

  • H. Kandiş
  • A. Güngör
  • Y. Kantırcı
  • H. Deniz
  • T. Deniz

Received Date: 23.06.2008 Accepted Date: 19.09.2008 Eurasian J Emerg Med 2008;7(4):46-48

Spontaneous hemopneumothorax is a disease rarely accompanied by spontaneous pneumothorax. Delay in diagnosis and treatment may result in mortality. We considered that hemothorax (spontaneous hemopneumothorax) accompanied by spontaneous pneumothorax may develop in a young patient not having trauma and bleeding, we aimed to investigate the existing treatment methods.

Keywords: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax, tube thorascostomy, thoracotomy