Beyond the Usual Course: A Rare Case of Persistent Traumatic Pulmonary Pneumatoceles With 8-Year Favorable Evolution

Zied Chaari; Jaweher Kammoun; Mahabbah Fawaz Almarshdi; Ahmed Soud Alzaid; Rasheed Abdulkareem Al Twiher

doi:10.12659/AJCR.952276

23 April 2026 : Case report Saudi Arabia

Beyond the Usual Course: A Rare Case of Persistent Traumatic Pulmonary Pneumatoceles With 8-Year Favorable Evolution

Unusual clinical course, Management of emergency care

Zied Chaari

^{ABE 1,2*}, Jaweher Kammoun^{CEF 2}, Mahabbah Fawaz Almarshdi^{AG 3}, Ahmed Soud Alzaid^{DG 1}, Rasheed Abdulkareem Al Twiher^{DG 1}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952276

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952276

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Figure 3 CT chest images showing 2 large pneumatoceles with air-fluid levels in the right upper and lower lobes, measuring 52×38×33 mm and 39×35 mm, respectively, with associated lung contusions (blue asterisk) and mild right pneumothorax (red arrow).

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