Diagnosis of pneumothorax by ultrasonography
Arif Alper Çevik1, Nurdan Ergün1, Cumhur Sivrikoz2, Egemen Döner2, Şeyhmus Kaya1, Orhan Arslan1, Adnan Şahin1
1Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Acil Tıp Anabilim Dalı,eskişehir
2Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Eskişehir
Abstract
Diagnosis of pneumothorax, haemothorax and lung contusion by using ultrasound in cases with thoracic trauma takes part in emergency medicine and intensive care literature in the last decade. In addition to insufficient number of prospective, controlled studies about the topic, case reports are also few. In this case report, we present two male cases dispatched to our department because of penetrating thorax trauma with had normal lung sounds that finally diagnosed pneumothorax by ultrasonography.