Objectives:
To
discuss the radiological characteristics of traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst (TPP)
detected by thorax computed tomography.
Methods: Retrospective
screening was made of 107 patients applied with thorax computed tomography due
to blunt thoracic trauma between 2014 and 2017 at our hospital.
Results: TPP
was detected in 6 (5.6%) patients. The patients comprised 5 males and 1 female with
a mean age of 28 years (range, 15-49 years). Blunt thorax trauma was caused by
traffic accidents in 4 patients and a fall from height in 2 patients. Eleven (64.7%)
of the lesions were located in the lower lobes. The most common finding
associated with TPP was ground glass opacities, which were present in all of
the patients and represented the parenchymal contusion.
Conclusion: Thorax computed tomography is an
effective and reliable method for early and definitive diagnosis of the rare
development of TPP after blunt thoracic trauma.
traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst blunt chest trauma computed tomography
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Radyoloji ve Organ Görüntüleme, Adli Tıp |
Bölüm | Original Article |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 4 Eylül 2019 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 2 Mayıs 2018 |
Kabul Tarihi | 23 Haziran 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2019 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 5 |