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Traumatic Extrapleural Hematoma Mimicking a Hemothorax
2010
Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Extrapleural hematoma results from blood accumulating between the parietal pleura and the endothoracic fascia, whereas hemothorax shows pooling in the pleural space. Extrapleural hematoma results from an intact parietal pleura that blocks blood from escaping the pleural cavity. Extrapleural fat, a fat layer outside the pleura in the chest wall between the parietal pleura and the endothoracic fascia, is pathognomonic on computed tomography. We diagnosed traumatic extrapleural hematoma and
doi:10.5090/kjtcs.2010.43.3.328
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