Traumatic Right Pulmonary Artery Rupture after Accidentally Being Stepped on the Chest

Traumatic pulmonary artery rupture is a rare, life-threatening injury. Currently, no strict guidelines for its management exist. Herein, we report a successful surgical repair of a right pulmonary artery rupture caused by being stepped on.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of chest surgery 2019, 52(5), , pp.380-383
Hauptverfasser: Son, Shin-Ah, Bae, Chae-Min, Oh, Tak-Hyuk, Do, Young Woo, Seok, Yangki, Cho, Joon Yong
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Zusammenfassung:Traumatic pulmonary artery rupture is a rare, life-threatening injury. Currently, no strict guidelines for its management exist. Herein, we report a successful surgical repair of a right pulmonary artery rupture caused by being stepped on.
ISSN:2233-601X
2765-1606
2093-6516
2765-1614
DOI:10.5090/kjtcs.2019.52.5.380