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12386587

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-18
pubmed:abstractText
Blunt innominate artery injury is a rare but often lethal complication of severe deceleration trauma. We report the case of a 38-year-old man with such an injury who was successfully operated on an emergency basis. In cases of brachiocephalic vessel trauma, a high index of suspicion in chest deceleration injuries may lead to a proper investigative process and an accurate diagnosis. Clinical signs as blood pressure gradient between the arms and widening of the mediastinum on chest X-ray is highly suggestive of trauma of the thoracic aorta and its great vessels. A chest CT scan may contribute to the diagnosis and can rule out major trauma of the aorta, but the procedure of choice for the definite diagnosis is usually the angiography. Subsequent early repair is favorable to avoid complications and fatal events. Cardiopulmonary bypass use in selected cases favors the outcome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-9509
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
697-700
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Traumatic innominate artery transection.
pubmed:affiliation
Oxford Heart Center, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports