Affiliations 

  • 1 Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru, Surgical Department, Johor, Malaysia. choonaik81@gmail.com
  • 2 Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru, Cardiothoracic Department, Johor, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 2014 Oct;69(5):234-5.
PMID: 25638240 MyJurnal

Abstract

Haemothorax is one of the less common presentations that requires hospital admission. Most cases are associated with underlying causes, but there is such an entity called spontaneous haemothorax. Spontaneous haemothorax is commonly associated with adhesions within the pleural cavity. Here, we reported two cases of young adults who presented with massive spontaneous haemothorax and required emergency thoracotomy for haemostasis purpose.

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