Spontaneous hemothorax after caesarian section: an unusual manifestation of diaphragmatic fenestrations.

Vaughan, Paul; Hooper, Paul J; Duffy, John P · Ann Thorac Surg · 2005

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

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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