Phrenic Arterial Injury Presenting as Delayed Hemothorax Complicating Simple Rib Fracture
Journal of Korean Medical Science
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: 641-643, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
Delayed hemothorax after blunt torso injury is rare, but might be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We present a case of delayed hemothorax bleeding from phrenic artery injury in a 24-year-old woman. The patient suffered from multiple rib fractures on the right side, a right hemopneumothorax, thoracic vertebral injury and a pelvic bone fracture after a fall from a fourth floor window. Delayed hemothorax associated with phrenic artery bleeding, caused by a stab injury from a fractured rib segment, was treated successfully by a minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery. Here, we have shown that fracture of a lower rib or ribs might be accompanied by delayed massive hemothorax that can be rapidly identified and promptly managed by thoracoscopic means.
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Asunto principal:
Fracturas de las Costillas
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Arterias Torácicas
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Factores de Tiempo
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Accidentes por Caídas
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Hemotórax
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Año:
2016
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