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Spontaneous hemopneumothorax: a rare clinical entity

Hemopneumotórax espontâneo: uma rara entidade clínica

Márcia Thomson, Eduardo Sahão, João Carlos Thomson

ABSTRACT

Spontaneous hemopneumothorax with massive bleeding is considered a rare complication of spontaneous pneumothorax. The authors describe two patients with acute chest pain and dyspnea; the chest X-ray showed pneumothorax and pleural effusion. The two cases were submitted to thoracic drainage and presented important bleeding; thoracotomy was performed and in the first case an aberrant vessel was found, and in the second case the source of bleeding was rupture of pleural adherence. The post-operative evolution had no incidents in either case.

Keywords: Pneumothorax. Hemopneumothorax. Spontaneous rupture.

RESUMO

Hemopneumotórax espontâneo com sangramento intenso é considerado uma rara complicação do pneumotórax espontâneo. São apresentados dois casos com história aguda de dor torácica e dispnéia, tendo a radiografia de tórax revelado pneumotórax com nível líquido. Os dois casos foram drenados e evoluíram com sangramento, sendo submetidos à toracotomia exploradora. Em um caso foi encontrado vaso anômalo da artéria subclávia direita e, no outro caso, sangramento das aderências rompidas. Ambos os casos tiveram boa evolução no pós-operatório.

Palavras-chave: Pneumotórax. Ruptura espontânea. Hemopneumotórax.


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