PENETRAN YARALANMALARDA KONTRALATERAL HEMOTORAKS

Hemotoraks, intraplevral boþlukta kan birikmesidir ve hayatý tehdit eden klinik tablolardan biridir. Hemotoraksa neden olan en sýk etiyolojik faktör travmadýr. Çoðunlukla travmanýn erken döneminde görülürken nadiren geç dönemde de geliþebilir. Kýrk bir yaþýnda bayan hasta, sýrtýn sol tarafýndan kesici delici alet yaralanmasý sonrasý kliniðimize baþvurdu. Saðda plevral sývý saptanmasý üzerine torasentez yapýldý ve hemotoraks tanýsý alan hastaya tüp torakostomi uygulandý. Ek cerrahi müdahaleye gerek duyulmayan hasta, drenajý 3. günde sonlandýrýlarak eksterne edildi. Bu sunumda, sol penetran toraks travmasý sonrasý sað hemotoraks geliþen bir olgu incelenmiþ ve penetran toraks travmalarýnda kontralateral hemotoraks geliþebileceði , her iki hemitoraksýn da yaralanabileceðinin vurgulanmasý amaçlanmýþtýr.

CONTRALATERAL HEMOTHORAX IN PENETRATING INJURIES

Hemothorax is accumulation of blood in the intrapleural space and is one of the life-threatening clinical pictures. The most common etiological factor causing hemothorax is trauma. It is mostly seen in the early trauma period; however, it may also develop rarely in the late period. A 41-year-old female patient presented to our department with a sharp object injury on the left side of the back. Thorasentesis was performed due to pleural fluid on the right, and the patient underwent tube thoracostomy due to hemothorax.without additional surgical intervention , the patient was discharged after the drainage was terminated on the 3rd day. In this presentation, a case of right hemothorax developing after penetrating trauma in the left chest was examined, and it was aimed to emphasize that contralateral hemothorax could develop in penetrating thoracic trauma and both hemithorax could be injured.