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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em Inglês
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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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Assunto principal:
Fraturas das Costelas
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Artérias Torácicas
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Fatores de Tempo
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Acidentes por Quedas
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Hemotórax
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Ano de publicação:
2016
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