Isolated rupture of the right upper pulmonary vein: a blunt cardiac trauma case.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 91(4): 1267-9, 2011 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-21440159
ABSTRACT
A 37-year-old woman who sustained blunt chest trauma as a result of a car accident was found unconscious at the accident site with signs of circulatory compromise. Computed tomographic trauma screening excluded thoracic, intracranial, and intra-abdominal bleeding, or other pathologic findings, except a small circumferential hemopericardium. Echocardiography revealed a hemopericardium that was partially clotted and the beginning of compression of the right ventricle. Because of progressive hemodynamic compromise, the decision was made for operative exploration. After a median sternotomy, the resultant excessive bleeding necessitated extracorporeal circulation. Careful inspection revealed isolated rupture of the upper right pulmonary vein, which was successfully repaired.
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Assunto principal:
Veias Pulmonares
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Ferimentos não Penetrantes
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Traumatismos Cardíacos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article