SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF EXSANGUINATING AORTIC INJURY FROM A FRACTUREDRIB

Authors
KERN JA CHAN BBK KRON IL YOUNG JS
Citation
Ja. Kern et al., SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF EXSANGUINATING AORTIC INJURY FROM A FRACTUREDRIB, The American surgeon, 64(12), 1998, pp. 1158-1160
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The American surgeon → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031348
Volume
64
Issue
12
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1158 - 1160
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1348(1998)64:12<1158:STOEAI>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A 57-year-old man presented in shock after a 15-foot fall from a ladde r. A massive left hemothorax was present. He underwent prompt thoracot omy and was found to have a penetrating injury of the descending thora cic aorta caused by a fractured rib. Successful management of this typ e of aortic injury has not been previously reported.