[In the course of diving.... Barotrauma-induced pneumatocele]

F Vaylet; L Falque; J Berrar; F Simon; J Miltgen; R Jancovici; P L'Her

[In the course of diving.... Barotrauma-induced pneumatocele]

Rev Pneumol Clin. 1998 Sep;54(4):221-3.

[Article in French]

Authors

F Vaylet¹, L Falque, J Berrar, F Simon, J Miltgen, R Jancovici, P L'Her

Affiliation

¹ Service des maladies respiratoires, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Percy, Clamart.

PMID: 9805753

Abstract

We report the case of a scuba accident which provoked a pneumatocele. Initially hemorrhagic leakage filled the pseudocyst. The long term outcome was spontaneously favorable.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Barotrauma / diagnostic imaging*
Cysts / diagnostic imaging*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging
Lung Injury*
Male
Military Personnel*
Radiography