Huge Extrapleural Hematoma After a Blunt Chest Trauma: An Unusual Presentation

摘要

Massive extrapleural hematoma secondary to blunt chest trauma is exceedingly rare especially in non-anticoagulated patients. Significant amounts of blood can be sequestered between parietal pleura and the endothoracic facia leading to vgntillatory and circulatory disturbances and even death. We report a case of a huge extrapleural hematoma in a non-anticoagu-lated 70-year-old patient secondary to blunt chest trauma. Etiology, surgical and treatment implications of this injury are briefly discussed.