Primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma presenting as a spontaneous massive hemothorax

Massive Spontaneous Hemothorax in a Child with Hemophilia

Dabigatran-Induced Massive Spontaneous Hemothorax

Spontaneous hemothorax due to anticoagulant use is extremely rare in clinical practice. Dabigatran is a novel anticoagulant to prevent stroke or thromboembolic episodes in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. We report on an 83-year-old man who received dabigatran therapy (110 mg twice daily) for 7 months and developed massive spontaneous hemothorax and acute renal failure. The patien...

Spontaneous hemothorax as a presenting form of bronchogenic carcinoma.

Blunt coronary injury presenting as massive left-sided hemothorax.

Hemothorax after blunt trauma results from injury to intrathoracic structures or the chest wall. Tube thoracostomy is the most common mode of treatment; depending on the type of injury, it is frequently the only intervention required. Rarely, blunt cardiac injury can produce hemothorax if a communication exists between the pericardium and pleural space. We describe such a case that highlights t...

Correction to: Dabigatran-Induced Massive Spontaneous Hemothorax

Page 3, Table 2, 'Renal function indexes at different dates after admission': The cell entry in column 2, detailing the patient's urea concentration (μmol/L) on Day 1.