Massive hemothorax in a pregnant patient with neurofibromatosis type 1

Abstract Background Reports of spontaneous hemothorax in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 are scarce despite the severe complication. We herein present the first case of hemothorax in a neurofibromatosis type 1 patient during pregnancy and discuss the difficulty associated with its diagnosis a...

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Main Authors: Kumiko Hashimoto, Yuji Nomata, Takayuki Fukui, Akira Takada, Kunio Narita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01504-z