Rib fracture posing risk for aortic rupture
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Tarih
2016
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Dergi ISSN
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Yayıncı
Baycinar Medical Publ-Baycinar Tibbi Yayincilik
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
A 50-year-old female patient was referred to emergency department with findings of shortness of breath and flail chest after a traffic accident. Her chest and abdomen computed tomography scan showed left hemopneumothorax, suspicious splenic bleeding, and multiple rib fractures. The fractured edge of the left sixth rib was posing a laceration threat against the descending aorta. After diagnostic laparotomy, left thoracotomy was performed, the fractured rib edge was resected before occurrence of any aortic injury, and the flail chest was stabilized. This article aims to draw attention to the importance of early intervention in posterior rib fractures posing injury threat against aorta and explain the possible mechanism.
Açıklama
Ozpolat, Berkant/0000-0002-6203-7306
Anahtar Kelimeler
Chest injuries, descending aorta, flail chest, rib fractures
Kaynak
Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
Cilt
24
Sayı
4
Künye
Günal N., Zorlu E., Kaplan T., Dural K., Özpolat B. (2016). Rib fracture posing risk for aortic rupture. Türk Göğüs Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi, 24(4), 770 - 772.
