Spontaneous Hemothorax in a Patient with Type I Neurofibromatosis.
- Author:
Won Chae JANG
1
;
In Seok JEONG
;
Kyo Seon LEE
;
Bong Suk OH
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University, Korea. bsoh@jun.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hemothorax;
Aneurysm;
Rupture;
Neurofibromatosis
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Arteries;
Back Pain;
Dyspnea;
Emergencies;
Female;
Hemodynamics;
Hemothorax*;
Humans;
Neurofibromatoses*;
Rupture;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2007;40(2):140-142
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Vascular involvement is a rare and life threatening complication of type I neurofibromatosis. A twenty-eight years old female with a family history of type I neurofibromatosis had sudden onset of upper back pain and dyspnea. Chest CT showed right massive hemothorax with aneurysmal rupture of the intercostal artery. She underwent an emergency operation on unstable hemodynamic status. We report a case of surgical treatment of spontaneous hemothorax in a patient with type I neurofibromatosis.
