Giant bulla mimicking tension pneumothorax
Tuberkuloz ve Toraks, cilt.57, sa.4, ss.435-438, 2009 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Dergi Adı: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.435-438
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Giant bulla, tension pneumothorax, chest tube
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
In the chest X-ray, we observe tension pneumothorax (TPX) as wide radiolucent view in a hemithorax and pushing the mediastinal structures contralateral. Giant bulla may mimic TPX with wide radiolucent view and mediastinal shift. The present report includes giant pulmonary bulla in 35-year-old woman. The giant bulla was diagnosed as a TPX in emergency, and chest tube was performed. The differentiation between TPX and a giant bulla may be very difficult. The therapies of these two similar entities are completely different. So that, we must be careful about anamnesis, physical examination and radiology for true diagnosis.