Spontaneous haemopneumothorax: a surgical emergency.
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We describe two cases of spontaneous haemopneumothorax treated successfully at emergency thoracotomy. We emphasize the importance of torn apical vascular adhesions as a source of intrathoracic haemorrhage in these two cases.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The European respiratory journal
دوره 8 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995