In five years (1993-1997), 17 hemothorax entered our Emergency Department. Among them, 8 cases have been treated by internal procedures (transfusion, perfusion, adrenoxyl, vitamin K etc), 9/17 cases have been treated by surgical intervention when internal procedures cannot manage the bleeding. All of them were discharged after a few days of hospitalization with successful results
Hemothorax ; Hemorrhage

Overall, the percutaneous vertebroplasty has low complication rate. Nevertheless, severe complications can occur. The majority of these are related to cement leakage. The cement migration through perivertebral venous system can lead to fatal complication. We present a case of death by hemothorax due to cement leakage following percutaneous vertebroplasty with literature review.
Hemothorax* ; Vertebroplasty*

It has been suggested that hyperdensity of pleural effusion, as seen on CT, is indicative of hemothorax. We report a case in which CT revealed delayed contrast enhancement of pleural effusion on, with no evidence of hemothorax. This phenomenon is clinically important because delayed enhancement can mimic hyperdensity of hemothorax.
Angiography* ; Hemothorax ; Pleural Effusion*

Traumatic hemothorax caused by closed thoracoabdominal trauma or thoracoabdominal wounds. The injuries of thoracic wall, pleurae or thoracic organs caused bleeding into pleural cavity. Increasing blood volume in pleural cavity leaded to physiological responses. Rapid and severe blood loss will caused the hematological changes. Hemothorax with high volume blood will cause mass effect and lead to dyspnea. Closed drainage of pleural cavity is a method that widely applied for hemothorax treatment
Hemothorax ; Wounds and Injuries

Neurogenic tumors are common in posterior mediastinal tumors and neurilemmoma represents approximately 40% of neurogenic tumors arising in the mediastinum. It is usually asymptomatic, and is generally diagnosed incidentally. In some cases, they presented with symptoms of nerve or airway compression. However, a solitary neurilemmoma, particularly not associated with von Recklinghausen disease, with spontaneous hemothorax is quite rare. We report a case of spontaneous massive hemothorax associated with a solitary neurilemmoma.
Hemothorax ; Mediastinum ; Neurilemmoma ; Neurofibromatosis 1

No abstract available.
Catheterization* ; Catheters* ; Hemothorax* ; Subclavian Vein*

Subclavian venous catheterization was previously frequently performed, but because of life-threatening complications such as hemothorax, pneumothorax, mediastinal hematoma, and myocardial injury, its use has become less common. However, this practice has some advantages in patient mobility, secured dressing, and rapidity and adequacy of vascular access. In some situations where patient comfort is an especially important consideration, such as with totally implantable venous port insertion for chemotherapy, the subclavian route can be a good choice if an experienced and well-trained faculty is available. The authors have had recent experience with pinch-off syndrome-in other words, spontaneous catheter fracture-in 3 patients who had undergone venous port implantation through the right subclavian route. Through these cases, we intend to review the dangers of subclavian venous catheterization, the causes of pinch-off syndrome, and its clinical presentation, progress, treatments, and prevention.
Bandages ; Catheterization ; Catheters ; Hematoma ; Hemothorax ; Humans ; Pneumothorax

No abstract available.
Catheterization ; Catheters ; Hemothorax ; Jugular Veins ; Subclavian Artery

Spontaneous hemo-pneumothorax, a hemothorax that occurs without trauma, is a very rare condition; however, as a result of excessive bleeding, it can be lethal. Also, if the bleeding is scanty, the physician might recognize hemothorax in case of performing invasive procedures, such as chest tube insertion, and may misunder stand as a complication of the procedure. For this reason, acknowledgement of the spontaneous hemo-pneumothorax in the emergency department is very important. We report on a case of a spontaneous hemo-pneumothorax in a healthy 18-year-old male presenting with chest pain who developed a spontaneous pneumothorax with a profuse amount of hemothorax.
Chest Pain ; Chest Tubes ; Emergencies ; Hemorrhage ; Hemothorax ; Humans ; Male ; Pneumothorax

Gorham disease is a rare disorder characterized by proliferation of vascular channels resulting in destruction and resorption of osseous matrix. There is no standard treatment defined for this disease, and variable therapies such as medical, surgical, and radiation therapy have been used. Antiresorptive medication, such as bisphosphonate, is used in Gorham disease because they suppress the course of osteolysis and angiogenisis. We report a 9-year-old boy with Gorham disease, who was presented with recurrent hemothorax and treated by pamidronate. After treatment, he showed no recurrence of hemothorax for more than 2 years.
Child ; Diphosphonates ; Hemothorax ; Humans ; Osteolysis ; Osteolysis, Essential ; Recurrence