CT diagnosis of unsuspected pneumothorax after blunt abdominal trauma.

摘要: Review of abdominal CT scans for evaluation blunt trauma yielded 35 cases pneumothorax, 10 which had not been diagnosed before by clinical examination or plain radiographs. Of the initially on CT, seven required tube thoracostomy treatment pneumothorax. detection pneumothorax is especially important if mechanical assisted ventilation general anesthesia used. Demonstration requires viewing upper abdomen (lower thorax) at lung windows in addition to usual soft-tissue windows.