Hayakawa Masanobu, Oda Kazuyuki
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Higashiosaka City Medical Center, Higashiosaka, Japan.
Kyobu Geka. 2018 Feb;71(2):153-155.
A 23-year-old man was transported to our hospital complaining of chest pain and dyspnea. Chest X-ray revealed the right side tension pneumothorax with pleural effusion. A 12 Fr. chest tube was inserted. After 6 hours of chest drainage, the sign of intrathoracic bleeding appeared and the emergency operation was performed. The bleeding point was successfully coagulated with electrocautery. The postoperative course was uneventful.