Computed tomography features of traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts

Authors : Onur TAYDAŞ, Burak GÜMÜŞ, Erdal KARAVAŞ

Pages : 763-767

Doi:10.18621/eurj.420468

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Publication Date : 2019-09-04

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objectives: To discuss the radiological characteristics of traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TPP); detected by thorax computed tomography. Methods: Retrospective screening was made of 107 patients applied with thorax computed tomography due to blunt thoracic trauma between 2014 and 2017 at our hospital. Results: TPP was detected in 6 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.6%); patients. The patients comprised 5 males and 1 female with a mean age of 28 years insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(range, 15-49 years);. Blunt thorax trauma was caused by traffic accidents in 4 patients and a fall from height in 2 patients. Eleven insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(64.7%); of the lesions were located in the lower lobes. The most common finding associated with TPP was ground glass opacities, which were present in all of the patients and represented the parenchymal contusion. Conclusion: Thorax computed tomography is an effective and reliable method for early and definitive diagnosis of the rare development of TPP after blunt thoracic trauma. 
Keywords : traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst, blunt chest trauma, computed tomography