Diagnostic dilemmas, course, management and prognosis of traumatic lung cysts in children
| Autor: | Ali H. Al Assiry, Ragab H. Donkol, Al Awadi S. Dawood, Nishith Kumar Jetley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Lung Diseases
Male medicine.medical_specialty Exploratory laparotomy medicine.medical_treatment Traumatic lung Ct examination medicine Humans Child Lung cysts Lung business.industry Cysts Occipital bone Pneumothorax Lung Injury respiratory system medicine.disease Prognosis respiratory tract diseases Diaphragm (structural system) Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Radiology business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | Indian journal of pediatrics. 77(2) |
| ISSN: | 0973-7693 |
| Popis: | The patients were 8 and 9 years old respectively. Both were passengers in a vehicle and suffered multisystem injuries. Case no.1 suffered a fractured occipital bone, lung contusions and a small pneumothorax in addition to the traumatic lung cysts in the left lung. Case 2 sustained contused and lacerated liver and right lung cysts. CT examination showed cystic areas in the lung which were diagnostic in case 2. In case 1 a traumatic rupture of diaphragm could not be ruled out and the patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy to deal with the same. The lung cysts in both the patients were treated conservatively and both showed resolution in repeat CT scans done at 6 months. |
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