Large Traumatic Pneumatocele in a 2-Year-Old Child
Traumatic pneumatoceles are a rare complication of blunt chest trauma in children. Although they characteristically present as small, regular shaped lesions which can be safely treated nonoperatively, larger traumatic pneumatoceles pose diagnostic and management difficulties for clinicians. This cas...
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| description | Traumatic pneumatoceles are a rare complication of blunt chest trauma in children. Although they characteristically present as small, regular shaped lesions which can be safely treated nonoperatively, larger traumatic pneumatoceles pose diagnostic and management difficulties for clinicians. This case study reports one of the largest traumatic pneumatoceles reported to date in the paediatric population, which resulted in aggressive surgical intervention for both diagnostic and treatment reasons. This case adds further evidence to the current literature that significantly large traumatic pneumatoceles with failure of initial conservative management warrant surgical exploration and management to optimise recovery and prevent complications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-378c0444f379406d82ef35a08e1b86cd2025-02-03T06:41:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112013-01-01201310.1155/2013/940189940189Large Traumatic Pneumatocele in a 2-Year-Old ChildN. K. Cheung0A. James1R. Kumar2Department of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, Newcastle, NSW 2305, AustraliaDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, Newcastle, NSW 2305, AustraliaDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, John Hunter Children’s Hospital, New Lambton Heights, Newcastle, NSW 2305, AustraliaTraumatic pneumatoceles are a rare complication of blunt chest trauma in children. Although they characteristically present as small, regular shaped lesions which can be safely treated nonoperatively, larger traumatic pneumatoceles pose diagnostic and management difficulties for clinicians. This case study reports one of the largest traumatic pneumatoceles reported to date in the paediatric population, which resulted in aggressive surgical intervention for both diagnostic and treatment reasons. This case adds further evidence to the current literature that significantly large traumatic pneumatoceles with failure of initial conservative management warrant surgical exploration and management to optimise recovery and prevent complications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/940189 |
| spellingShingle | N. K. Cheung A. James R. Kumar Large Traumatic Pneumatocele in a 2-Year-Old Child Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Large Traumatic Pneumatocele in a 2-Year-Old Child |
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| title_short | Large Traumatic Pneumatocele in a 2-Year-Old Child |
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