Azygous vein laceration secondary to blunt thoraco-abdominal trauma.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
; 11(3): 342-4, 2010 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-20576652
ABSTRACT
Less than 25 cases of azygous vein lacerations secondary to blunt trauma have been published in the medical literature, most of these injuries were resulting from motor vehicle accidents, but have been described due to falls or assaults. These lesions should be considered as thoracic great vessels injuries and if not recognized promptly carry a high morbidity and mortality. We report a case of a young male involved in a high-speed car collision, admitted to the emergency room in an unstable condition secondary to hypovolemic shock due to azygous vein injury. The patient underwent emergent right antero-lateral thoracotomy followed by sternotomy for surgical control of the vascular injury and resuscitation. Laparotomy and splenectomy were also required, the abdomen was closed. The thoracic cavity was left packed and closure was delayed for 48 h. The patient survived and was transferred to another hospital seven days later.
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Assunto principal:
Veia Ázigos
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Traumatismos Torácicos
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Ferimentos não Penetrantes
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Acidentes de Trânsito
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Traumatismos Abdominais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article