%0 Journal Article
%T Spontaneous Right Hemothorax in the Elderly
%A Asma Sebai
%A Hazem Zribi
%A Henda Neji
%A Houda Gharsalli
%A Leila Douik El Gharbi
%A Samira Aouadi
%A Sonia Maalej
%J Archive of "Tanaffos".
%D 2016
%X Rupture of thoracic aortic aneurysm is a life threatening condition. Rupture in the right pleural cavity is extremely rare. We report the case of an 80-year-old man with a spontaneous right hemothorax. Diagnosis was made by computed tomography (CT) scan. He was managed with chest tube and stabilization. The patient died before any surgical intervention
%K Elderly
%K Right hemothorax
%K Thoracic aortic aneurysm
%K Computed tomography
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4937764/