Breif Report

Spontaneous Hemopneumothorax Requiring Thoracotomy

Authors: CHARLES E. EASTRIDGE MD

Abstract

SUMMARYA spontaneous pneumothorax complicated by severe bleeding presents a potentially grave emergency. If bleeding continues, thoracotomy becomes necessary to control the hemorrhage, to evacuate residual blood and clots, and to repair the break in the continuity of the lung.

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