Abstract
Blunt chest trauma with flail chest is common. The mortality attributes initially to the associated pulmonary contusion, massive hemothorax and later to the occurrence of adult respiratory distress syndrome. We report a case of flail chest with segmental fractures near the costovertebral junction and delayed hemothorax attacked 14 h later. The final diagnosis of the penetrating aortic injury by detached rib fragment was appreciated by aortogram. Unfortunately, active aortic hemorrhage made prompt thoracotomy in vain for life salvage. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 374-377 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 01 09 1999 |
Keywords
- Aortic injury
- Flail chest