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. 2007 Oct 22:1:112.
doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-112.

Traumatic pulmonary pseuodocysts: two case reports

Bulent Kocer  1 , Gultekin Gulbahar, Nesimi Gunal, Koray Dural, Unal Sakinci
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Traumatic pulmonary pseuodocysts: two case reports

Bulent Kocer et al. J Med Case Rep. .

Abstract

Traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst (TPP) is a rare complication, sometimes encountered after blunt thoracic trauma and even more rarely following penetrating injuries. It is more common among pediatric and young adult patients. Although TPP is usually benign in nature, complications associated with hemoptysis and secondary infection may develop. The treatment is conservative. In this report, we present two rare cases of TPP occuring after a high-speed accident and a stab wound injury, where conservative treatment provided good outcomes.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
The direct x-ray image of the first patient on the 2nd day of the trauma. Two cavitary lesions on the right and accompanying low-percentage pneumothorax are observed.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The chest computed tomography image of the first patient on the 1st day, revealing multiple contusion areas and pneumothorax as well as two separate traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The chest computed tomography image of the second patient. A traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst.
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