Iatrogenic chest tube placement within the heart following a large pneumothorax

Iatrogenic chest tube placement within the heart following a large pneumothorax

This case report describes an uncommon occurrence of cardiac injury and perforation resulting from chest tube placement. The patient, a 44-year-old female, presented to the ED with severe blunt force trauma following a pedestrian motor vehicle collision. Imaging revealed a large pneumothorax and mul...

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Main Authors: Shervin Zoghi, BS, BA, Cameron L. Brock, MD, Kwame Atsina, MD, Yasser G. Abdelhafez, MD, PhD, Fatma Sen, MD, Lorenzo Nardo, MD, PhD, Mohammad H. Madani, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Chest tube placement
Iatrogenic
Cardiac perforation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325003875
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