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Surg Today
; 33(10): 755-7, 2003.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14513323
RESUMO
A 66-year-old man fell from a tree and was diagnosed to have multiple fractured ribs and hemopneumothorax based upon the chest roentgenogram findings. He underwent chest tube drainage and evacuation using video-assisted thoracic surgery. One week after the operation, he exhibited recurrent hemothorax. He underwent a thoracotomy, and the hemothorax was found to be due to a penetration of the lower descending thoracic aorta by a fractured rib. We performed a direct closure of the penetrated portion of the descending thoracic aorta. The patient has remained well for 1 year following the second operation.