Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury Requiring Resuscitative Thoracotomy: A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature
Background. Penetrating injuries to the chest and in particular to the heart that results in pericardial tamponade and cardiac arrest requires immediate resuscitative thoracotomy as the only lifesaving technique and should be performed without delay. Objective. To describe an external cardiac tampon...
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| author | Ammar Al Hassani Yassir Abdul Rahman Ahad Kanbar Ayman El-Menyar Abubaker Al-Aieb Mohammad Asim Rifat Latifi |
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| description | Background. Penetrating injuries to the chest and in particular to the heart that results in pericardial tamponade and cardiac arrest requires immediate resuscitative thoracotomy as the only lifesaving technique and should be performed without delay. Objective. To describe an external cardiac tamponade caused by massive tension hemothorax from penetrating injury of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA). Method. A case presentation treated at the Level I trauma center at Hamad General Hospital, in Doha, Qatar and review of the literature on LIMA injuries reported cases. Results. LIMA injury as a cause of hemothorax is not uncommon, but to our knowledge our case is the first massive tension hemothorax with witnessed cardiac arrest reported in the literature requiring emergency thoracotomy, performed in trauma room, with full recovery. Conclusion. Injury to the LIMA with massive tension hemothorax requires immediate resuscitative thoracotomy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f8320e9526d54ff6b09dfb0be9036cd92025-02-03T06:00:46ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192012-01-01201210.1155/2012/459841459841Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury Requiring Resuscitative Thoracotomy: A Case Presentation and Review of the LiteratureAmmar Al Hassani0Yassir Abdul Rahman1Ahad Kanbar2Ayman El-Menyar3Abubaker Al-Aieb4Mohammad Asim5Rifat Latifi6Section of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital (HGH), Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, QatarSection of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital (HGH), Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, QatarSection of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital (HGH), Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, QatarWeill Cornell Medical School, P.O. Box 24144, Doha, QatarSection of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital (HGH), Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, QatarClinical Research, Section of Trauma, Department of Surgery, HGH, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarSection of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital (HGH), Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, QatarBackground. Penetrating injuries to the chest and in particular to the heart that results in pericardial tamponade and cardiac arrest requires immediate resuscitative thoracotomy as the only lifesaving technique and should be performed without delay. Objective. To describe an external cardiac tamponade caused by massive tension hemothorax from penetrating injury of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA). Method. A case presentation treated at the Level I trauma center at Hamad General Hospital, in Doha, Qatar and review of the literature on LIMA injuries reported cases. Results. LIMA injury as a cause of hemothorax is not uncommon, but to our knowledge our case is the first massive tension hemothorax with witnessed cardiac arrest reported in the literature requiring emergency thoracotomy, performed in trauma room, with full recovery. Conclusion. Injury to the LIMA with massive tension hemothorax requires immediate resuscitative thoracotomy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/459841 |
| spellingShingle | Ammar Al Hassani Yassir Abdul Rahman Ahad Kanbar Ayman El-Menyar Abubaker Al-Aieb Mohammad Asim Rifat Latifi Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury Requiring Resuscitative Thoracotomy: A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury Requiring Resuscitative Thoracotomy: A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury Requiring Resuscitative Thoracotomy: A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury Requiring Resuscitative Thoracotomy: A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury Requiring Resuscitative Thoracotomy: A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury Requiring Resuscitative Thoracotomy: A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | left internal mammary artery injury requiring resuscitative thoracotomy a case presentation and review of the literature |
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