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Air around the pulmonary vein: an unusual finding in a patient with blunt thoracic trauma

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Traumatic thoracic injuries and related complications have a mortality of 15.5–25%. We present a case of a 30-year-old with blunt thoracic trauma, massive edema of the lung, and laceration of the middle lobe, associated with air around the pulmonary vein, evaluated with multidetector computed tomography. To the best of our knowledge, air around the pulmonary vein has not been previously described in the literature.

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Abbreviations

ARDS:

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

MDCT:

Multidetector computed tomography

PL:

Pulmonary laceration

PNX:

Pneumothorax

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All authors disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Dr. Caruso has no conflicts of interest to disclose; Dr. Maruzzelli has no conflicts of interest to disclose; Dr. Miraglia has no conflicts of interest to disclose; Dr. Milazzo has no conflicts of interest to disclose; Dr. Luca has no conflicts of interest to disclose; Dr. Gridelli has no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IsMeTT), Palermo, Italy

    Settimo Caruso, Luigi Maruzzelli, Roberto Miraglia, Mariapina Milazzo & Angelo Luca

  2. Department of Transplantation Surgery, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IsMeTT), Palermo, Italy

    Bruno Gridelli

  3. IsMeTT, 90127, Palermo, Italy

    Settimo Caruso

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Caruso, S., Maruzzelli, L., Miraglia, R. et al. Air around the pulmonary vein: an unusual finding in a patient with blunt thoracic trauma. Emerg Radiol 17, 63–64 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-008-0787-1

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