Abstract:NEUMOESCROTO SECUNDARIO A ENFISEMA SUBCUTÁNEO MASIVO TRAS DRENAJE DE UN NEUMOTÓRAX ESPONTÁNEO Presentamos un caso excepcional de presentación de un neumoescroto y neumopene que apareció tras la colocación de un tubo de tórax para el drenaje de un neumotórax espontáneo recidivado. A pesar de tratarse de una entidad de fácil diagnóstico y tratamiento conservador, puede confundirse con otros cuadros más graves y cuyo tratamiento es mas invasivo.
“…We can support that subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum due to traumatic pneumothorax (blunt trauma), despite its impressive clinical presentation, is not really an urgent situation and assessment should be supportive with intervention directed at the etiology, that is the pneumothorax [ 11 ].…”
Introduction: Subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum due to traumatic pneumothorax is a rare medical situation and only a few cases are reported in the literature.
“…We can support that subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum due to traumatic pneumothorax (blunt trauma), despite its impressive clinical presentation, is not really an urgent situation and assessment should be supportive with intervention directed at the etiology, that is the pneumothorax [ 11 ].…”
Introduction: Subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum due to traumatic pneumothorax is a rare medical situation and only a few cases are reported in the literature.
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