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Delayed Massive Hemothorax From Traumatic Inferior Pulmonary Ligament Tear: A Case Report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Hemothorax is often caused by blunt or penetrating trauma, a medical procedure, or direct tumoral erosion. Traumatic hemothorax is usually a consequence of intrathoracic organ damage, such as the chest wall or lung parenchyma. Herein we present a very rare case of traumatic hemothorax caused by inferior pulmonary ligament injury. The patient was a 64-year-old man, and he got injured due to loss of consciousness during bicycle riding. Since the patient was in a shock state and bleeding continued, video-assisted thoracic surgery was performed. We found that a small laceration of the inferior pulmonary ligament was a cause of hemothorax and haemostasis with soft coagulation was performed. The inferior pulmonary ligament injury is an extremely rare condition as a cause of traumatic hemothorax, and only two cases including the present case have been reported. We should consider inferior pulmonary ligament injury as one of the causes of traumatic hemothorax.

Source: Respirology Case Reports

DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.70391

Authors: Sachie Koike, Ryoichi Kondo, Kyoko Yamada

Institutions: Shinshu University, Shinshu University Hospital, National Hospital Organization Matsumoto Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Trauma Management and Diagnosis

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,130