Phrenic Arterial Injury Presenting as Delayed Hemothorax Complicating Simple Rib Fracture
Journal of Korean Medical Science
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: 641-643, 2016.
Article
Dans Anglais
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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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Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Fractures de côte
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Artères thoraciques
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Facteurs temps
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Chutes accidentelles
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Hémothorax
Type d'étude:
Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Femelle
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Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Année:
2016
Type:
Article
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