Traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst: 2 case report

Introduction: Traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts are cavitary lesions that rarely seen after blunt thoracic traumas.
Case reports: Two male patients who diagnosed with cystic lesions in left lung after trauma were followed-up in our clinic with diagnosis of traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst. Due to increase in cyst dimensions and wall tension which seen control thorax tomography, surgical intervention decision was taken for both cases. The first case was underwent cystotomy and capitonage via thoracotomy, and discharged without any complication. However, the second case was lost due to cardiac arrest during the operative preparations.
Conclusion: The thorax tomography is an important method in diagnosis and radiological follow-up of traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts. The surgery option should always be remembered for the ones that show progression during follow-up.

Travmatik pulmoner psödokist: 2 olgu sunumu

Giriþ: Travmatik pulmoner psödokistler künt toraks travmalarý sonrasýnda nadiren geliþebilen akciðerin kaviter lezyonlarýndandýr.
Olgu sunumlarý: Travma sonrasý sol akciðer yerleþimli kistik lezyonlarý tespit edilen 2 erkek olgu travmatik pulmoner psödokist tanýlarý ile kliniðimizde takip edilmiþtir. Kontrol toraks tomografilerinde kistik lezyonlarýn boyutlarýnda ve duvar gerginliklerinde artma görülmesi üzerine cerrahi kararý alýnmýþtýr. Ýlk olguya torakotomi ile kistotomi ve kapitonaj uygulanmýþ ve sorunsuz olarak taburcu edilmiþtir. Ancak 2. olgu operasyon hazýrlýklarý esnasýnda oluþan kardiyak arrest nedeniyle kaybedilmiþtir.
Sonuç: Travmatik pulmoner psödokistlerin taný ve radyolojik takiplerinde toraks tomografisi önemli bir yöntemdir. Ýzlemde progresyon gösteren psödokistlerin tedavisinde cerrahi seçenek daima hatýrlanmalýdýr.