Spontaneous Hemothorax After Caesarian Section: An Unusual Manifestation of Diaphragmatic Fenestrations

Spontaneous hemothorax is an uncommon condition usually associated with trauma, iatrogenic interventions, or rupture of pleural adhesions, and pneumothorax. We report the unique case of spontaneous hemothorax in a 35-year-old woman resulting from uterine hemorrhage in whom fenestrations in the diaph...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 80; no. 4; pp. 1517 - 1519
Main Authors Vaughan, Paul, Hooper, Paul J., Duffy, John P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.10.2005
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cesarean Section - adverse effects
Diagnosis, Differential
Endometriosis - diagnosis
Female
Hemothorax - diagnosis
Hemothorax - etiology
Hemothorax - surgery
Hernia, Diaphragmatic - etiology
Humans
Hysterectomy
Medical sciences
Pneumology
Pregnancy
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Rupture, Spontaneous - etiology
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the respiratory system
Treatment Outcome
Uterine Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Uterine Hemorrhage - etiology
Uterine Hemorrhage - surgery
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Treatment
Respiratory disease
Surgery
Hemothorax
Spontaneous
Pleural disease
Thorax
Diaphragm
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Summary:Spontaneous hemothorax is an uncommon condition usually associated with trauma, iatrogenic interventions, or rupture of pleural adhesions, and pneumothorax. We report the unique case of spontaneous hemothorax in a 35-year-old woman resulting from uterine hemorrhage in whom fenestrations in the diaphragm allowed blood to pass from the abdomen to the chest.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.04.095