Case Report

Two Self-Stabbing Pneumothorax Cases

10.14235/bs.2017.1311

  • Ertan SÖNMEZ
  • Abuzer ÖZKAN
  • Bedia GÜLEN
  • Hüseyin METİN
  • Osman Cemil AKDEMİR

Received Date: 26.07.2016 Accepted Date: 27.02.2017 Bezmialem Science 2018;6(3):217-219

Self-inflicted chest stabbing complicated with tension pneumothorax (TPX) is a rare condition. We report two stabbing cases which were complicated with pneumothorax and were successfully treated.

Keywords: Tension pneumothorax, thoracostomy, suicide