Giant bulla mimicking tension pneumothorax
Mertol Gokce, Ozkan Saydam, R Altin, L Kart
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Mertol Gokce, Ozkan Saydam, R Altin, L Kart | Yıl: 2009 | Dergi/Kurum: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX | İndeks: WOS.ESCI | Anahtar Kelimeler: Giant bulla, tension pneumothorax, chest tube — Özet: In the chest X-ray, we observe tension pneumothorax (TPX) as wide
In the chest X-ray, we observe tension pneumothorax (TPX) as wide radiolucent view in a hemithorax and pushing the mediastinal structures contralateral. Giant bulla may mimic TPX with wide radiolucent view and mediastinal shift. The present report includes giant pulmonary bulla in 35-year-old woman. The giant bulla was diagnosed as a TPX in emergency, and chest tube was performed. The differentiation between TPX and a giant bulla may be very difficult. The therapies of these two similar entities are completely different. So that, we must be careful about anamnesis, physical examination and radiology for true diagnosis.