23 April 2026
: Case report 
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
Figure 4 Follow-up chest CT (after 7 years 10 months) showing complete resolution of the upper lobe pneumatocele (blue asterisk) with persistence of thin-walled, air-filled cavity in the lower lobe measuring 78×75×47 mm (red arrow).