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Intrapulmonary Hematoma and Hemothorax Following Penetrating Chest Injury

Mustafa Çikirikçiolu, MD, Ufuk Çairici, MD^,1, Hakan Posaciolu, MD, Yüksel Atay, MD, Recep Sava, MD^,2, Münevver Yüksel, MD, Önol Bilkay, MD^,1

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery 2 Department of Radiology Medical Faculty, Ege University Bornova, zmir, Turkey

For reprint information contact: Mustafa Çikirikçiolu, MD Tel: 90 232 388 2866 Fax: 90 232 339 0002 email: mcikirikcioglu{at}hotmail.com Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty, Ege University, Bornova, zmir 35100, Turkey.

Hemothorax and intrapulmonary hematoma were successfully treated in a 25-year-old male who suffered a penetrating chest injury. This very rare combination of clinical entities in the same patient is discussed in the light of pertinent literature.