Acute Extrapericardial Tamponade Caused by Blunt Chest Trauma: 2 case reports / 대한흉부외과학회지

ABSTRACT

Sternal fracture is relatively common after blunt chest trauma, and this usually resolves without complication. But acute extrapericardial tamponade caused by sternal fracture and injury to the internal mammary artery secondary to blunt chest trauma is very rare. We report here on two cases of acute extrapericardial tamponade that were caused by blunt chest trauma.