Hemothorax
Hemothorax (haemothorax; Greek haima - blood + Greek thorax - chest, chest; synonym: hematothorax) - the presence of accumulated blood in the pleural cavity.
Types of hemothorax:
- apical (apicalis) - limited hemothorax in the area of the apex (upper part) of the lung;
- small (minor) - in which in the pleural cavity the blood level does not reach the angle of the scapula;
- interlobar (interlobaris) - limited hemothorax, localized in the interlobar cracks;
- supradiaphragmaticus - a limited hemothorax located in the area of the pleural cavity adjacent to the diaphragm;
- limited (circumscriptus: synonym: encapsulated hemothorax) - separated by adhesions, located in a small area of the pleural cavity;
- paracostal (paracostalis) - limited hemothorax in the area of the pleural cavity adjacent to the ribs;
- paramediastinal (paramediastinalis; Greek raga - about + anatomical mediastinum - mediastinum) - limited hemothorax, located in the area of the pleural cavity adjacent to the mediastinum;
- coagulated (concretus) - characterized by coagulation of the outflowing blood;
- average (medius) - in which in the pleural cavity the blood level reaches the angle of the scapula;
- total (totalis; synonym: large hemothorax) - in which all or almost all of the pleural cavity is filled with blood.
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