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Traumatic hemothorax due to chance fracture requiring emergency surgical management: A report of two cases.
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- Massive hemothorax due to bleeding from thoracic spinal fractures: a case series and systematic review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Occult osteophyte fracture as an atypical source of massive hemothorax in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2026Article
- Management of a three-column unstable injury in nonagenarian patients: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2025Article
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- Delayed hemorrhagic shock due to reverse chance thoracic vertebrae fracture complicated with hypoxemia caused by diaphragmatic eventration.Trauma case reports · 2025Article
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- Severe hemothorax due to traumatic fracture of thoracic vertebra.Surgical case reports · 2024Article
- Incidence and Predictive Factors of Massive Hemothorax Due to Thoracic Vertebral Fractures.Spine surgery and related research · 2022Article
- Transcatheter arterial embolization for hemothorax caused by spinal fracture without arterial injury: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of medical case reports · 2022Review
- Delayed lumbar plexus palsy due to giant psoas hematoma associated with vertebral compression fracture and direct oral anticoagulants: a case report.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Cardiac injury due to the rapid progress of the dislocation of rib fractures: A rare case that required urgent open reduction and internal rib fixation.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
Traumatic hemothorax is usually caused by thoracic organ damage. Cases of atypical bleeding sources may be difficult to diagnose. Here we present two surgical cases of vertebral fracture that caused hemothorax. Case 1: an 81-year-old man was admitted to our hospital after a fall. Computed tomography showed right hemothorax without rib fractures. He suddenly developed shock and intrathoracic hemorrhage. Thoracotomy revealed the bleeding source as a transverse laceration in T7. Case 2: an 83-year-old woman fell on her back and was admitted. Computed tomography indicated an L1 vertebral fracture. A few days later, she suddenly developed a right hemothorax. An intrathoracic hemorrhage was sustained after transcatheter embolization. Thoracotomy revealed a diaphragmatic rupture. Total cross-fracture of the vertebral body solely caused the hemothorax. If bleeding source is unclear in elderly patients, this etiology should be considered. We saved both patients by performing spinal fusion surgery at the appropriate time.
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