Caval Injury due to Blunt Trauma: A Report of Two cases

Ryu,  Dae Woong; Lee,  Mi Kyung; Lee,  Sam Youn

Case Report

Journal of Trauma and Injury 2012;25(4):287-290.

Dae Woong Ryu, Mi Kyung Lee, Sam Youn Lee

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea. samyoun@wonkwang.ac.kr

흉부 둔상에 의한 대정맥파열 2례

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원광대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실

Received: 21 November 2012 • Revised: 14 December 1901 • Accepted: 30 November 2012

Abstract

Cardiac rupture after blunt trauma is very rare and caval injury is even rarer. However, cardiac rupture after blunt trauma is associated with very high mortality and can occur without a high speed collision or severe thoracic injury. Symptoms are not expressed in all patients in the early stage, so the condition is easily overlooked if patients have an associated injury, minimal thoracic injury or relatively stable vital signs. We report the successful management of two cases of vena caval injury after blunt trauma with slight thoracic injury.

Key Words: Cardiac rupture; Caval injury; Blunt trauma