Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Serviço de Cirurgia1, Av Rei D. Duarte, Portugal.
Abstract
The article reports a clinical case of a 39-year-old male patient who was admitted in the emergency room in shock. The clinical exams and additional tests identified a right massive hemothorax, without apparent etiological factors. He was submitted to an emergency right thoracotomy. A bulky varicose formation in the diaphragmatic surface, with evident laceration and haemorrhage was identified. The article describes this case due to its rarity. The varicose formation was simply ligated and the evolution, as well as the outcome of this clinical case was uneventful.
Ferreira, M., Teixeira, J., Marques, V., Casimiro, C. & Pinheiro, L. F. (2013). Spontaneous Massive Hemothorax Secondary to Ectopic Diaphragmatic Varicose Veins. Bulletin of Emergency And Trauma, 1(Issue 2), 93–95.
MLA
Ferreira, M., Teixeira, J., Marques, V., Casimiro, C., & Pinheiro, L. F. "Spontaneous Massive Hemothorax Secondary to Ectopic Diaphragmatic Varicose Veins", Bulletin of Emergency And Trauma, 1, Issue 2, 2013, 93–95.
HARVARD
Ferreira, M., Teixeira, J., Marques, V., Casimiro, C., & Pinheiro, L. F. (2013). 'Spontaneous Massive Hemothorax Secondary to Ectopic Diaphragmatic Varicose Veins', Bulletin of Emergency And Trauma, 1(Issue 2), pp. 93–95.
CHICAGO
Ferreira, M., Teixeira, J., Marques, V., Casimiro, C. & Pinheiro, L. F., "Spontaneous Massive Hemothorax Secondary to Ectopic Diaphragmatic Varicose Veins." Bulletin of Emergency And Trauma, 1 Issue 2 (2013): 93–95,
VANCOUVER
Ferreira M., Teixeira J., Marques V., Casimiro C., Pinheiro L. F. Spontaneous Massive Hemothorax Secondary to Ectopic Diaphragmatic Varicose Veins. Bull Emerge Trauma. 2013;1(Issue 2):93–95.
