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Die traumatische Pneumatocele — Ein Fallbericht

Traumatic pneumatocele — a case report

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Summary

The posttraumatic pneumatocele is a rare intrapulmonary lesion following blunt thoracic injury. By means of a well documented case report this rare form of lung contusion is demonstrated and the clinically important differential diagnosis is discussed.

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Die posttraumatische Pneumatocele ist eine seltene intrapulmonale Veränderung nach stumpfem Thoraxtrauma. Anhand eines gut dokumentierten Falles wird diese seltene Form der Lungenkontusion dargestellt und die klinisch bedeutsame Differentialdiagnose diskutiert.

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  1. Abteilung für Chirurgie, Regionalspital Biel, Im Vogelsang, CH-2502, Biel

    F. Angehrn, H. -R. Schultheiss & B. Blum

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Angehrn, F., Schultheiss, H.R. & Blum, B. Die traumatische Pneumatocele — Ein Fallbericht. Langenbecks Arch Chiv 367, 113–118 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01259260

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