Computed tomography changing over time in type 1 pulmonary laceration.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.10.010.
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Abstract
Pulmonary laceration has been accepted as a rare event of primary lung injury in blunt chest trauma. Four types of pulmonary laceration have been classified according to computed tomographic (CT) pattern, lung location, and injury mechanism. Type 1 pulmonary laceration represents the most common injury as a result of blunt chest trauma in young patients. I report the role of chest CT scan and conservative management for a young man diagnosed with type 1 pulmonary laceration after a fall from scaffolding.
Medical subject headings
- Lacerations
- Lung Injury
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating