A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Left-sided diaphragmatic and pericardial ruptures with subluxation of the heart after blunt trauma
Authors: Gunn J, Savola J, Isotalo K
Publication year: 2012
Journal: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Journal name in source: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Number in series: 1
Volume: 93
Issue: 1
First page : 317
Last page: 319
Number of pages: 3
ISSN: 0003-4975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.046(external)
Web address : http://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id:84055189554(external)
Abstract
We present a rare case of individual but simultaneous rupture of the left pericardium and diaphragm in a patient with multiple blunt trauma. Skeletal trauma was repaired uneventfully with internal plate fixation. Diaphragmatic rupture was suspected and diagnosed 13 days from the initial trauma when the patient exhibited chest pain, dyspnea, and nausea. Intraoperatively, a pericardial rupture was discovered along with subluxation of the heart and repaired with a mesh. © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
We present a rare case of individual but simultaneous rupture of the left pericardium and diaphragm in a patient with multiple blunt trauma. Skeletal trauma was repaired uneventfully with internal plate fixation. Diaphragmatic rupture was suspected and diagnosed 13 days from the initial trauma when the patient exhibited chest pain, dyspnea, and nausea. Intraoperatively, a pericardial rupture was discovered along with subluxation of the heart and repaired with a mesh. © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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