Avulsion of the internal mammary artery caused by Blunt Trauma

Injury to the subclavian artery or its branches is uncommon after blunt trauma. We report a case of blunt thoracic trauma resulting in avulsion of the right internal mammary artery from its origin on the subclavian artery. This presented as an atypical mediastinal hematoma in a patient with multiple...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of emergency medicine 1993-11, Vol.22 (11), p.1762-1765
Hauptverfasser:	Wilkinson, John, Jacob, Timothy D, Armitage, John, Zajko, Albert, Udekwu, Anthony O, Peitzman, Andrew B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic Adult Aneurysm, False - etiology Biological and medical sciences blunt Humans Injuries of the thorax. Foreign bodies. Diseases due to physical agents internal mammary artery Male Mammary Arteries - diagnostic imaging Mammary Arteries - injuries Mammary Arteries - pathology Medical sciences Radiography Subclavian Artery trauma Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents Wounds, Nonpenetrating - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Injury to the subclavian artery or its branches is uncommon after blunt trauma. We report a case of blunt thoracic trauma resulting in avulsion of the right internal mammary artery from its origin on the subclavian artery. This presented as an atypical mediastinal hematoma in a patient with multiple injuries.
ISSN:	0196-0644 1097-6760
DOI:	10.1016/S0196-0644(05)81321-6