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Journal of Trauma & Treatment

ISSN: 2167-1222

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Resolution of Traumatic Pneumatocele Due to Penetrating Thoracic Trauma

Abstract

Gultekin Gulbahar, Ahmet Gokhan Gundogdu1 and Bulent Kocer

Traumatic pneumatocele is rare. It usually regresses spontaneously with conservative treatment. In rare cases, it can get complicated and surgical intervention may be  necessary. A 21 year old male patient was taken to the hospital following a fall on an object with a sharp tip. His vital signs were stable. On X-ray and chest-CT he had a
pneumatocele area including the injury tract and a low percentage pneumothorax in the right lung. The patient was hospitalized for follow-up and was treated conservatively. After 3 days, he was discharged without any complication.

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