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Traumatic Extrapleural Hematoma Mimicking a Hemothorax

혈흉으로 오인된 흉막외혈종

  • Park, Young-Woo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea Veterans Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Wook (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang Gumi University Hospital, College of Medicine, Soonchunyang University) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Gi (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Soonchunhyang Gumi University Hospital, College of Medicine, Soonchunyang University)
  • 박영우 (서울보훈병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 이재욱 (순천향대학교 의과대학 구미병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이동기 (순천향대학교 의과대학 구미병원 마취통증의학교실)
  • Received : 2009.10.30
  • Accepted : 2010.02.23
  • Published : 2010.06.05

Abstract

Extrapleural hematoma results from blood accumulating between the parietal pleura and the endothoracic fascia, whereas hemothorax shows pooling in the pleural space. Extrapleural hematoma results from an intact parietal pleura that blocks blood from escaping the pleural cavity. Extrapleural fat, a fat layer outside the pleura in the chest wall between the parietal pleura and the endothoracic fascia, is pathognomonic on computed tomography. We diagnosed traumatic extrapleural hematoma and treated it with video-assisted thoracic surgery. We report here on this case along with a review of the literature.

흉막외혈종은 혈흉과 달리 출혈된 혈액이 가슴막공간에 고이지 않고 벽측가슴막과 가슴속근막(endothoracic fascia) 사이에 고이는 질환이다. 이 질환은 흉벽혈관 손상후 벽측가슴막이 손상되지 않아서 혈액이 가슴막 공간으로 나오지 못하여 발생한다. 컴퓨터단층촬영에서 흉벽의 벽측가슴막과 가슴속근막 사이에 있는 지방층이 가슴막 밖에 위치하는 가슴막밖 지방 징후로 진단할 수 있다. 저자들은 외상후 흉막외혈종을 진단하고 비디오흉강경수술로 성공적으로 치료하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

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