Delayed Aortic Injury Caused by a Posterior Rib Fracture: A Case Report |
Chang Wan Kim, Seon Uoo Choi, Seon Hee Kim, Jae Hun Kim, Jung Joo Hwang, Hyun Min Cho, Seung Hwan Song, Jeong Su Cho |
1Department of Trauma Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan, Korea. biolio1978@hotmail.com 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea. |
늑골 골절에 의해 발생한 지연성 대동맥 손상에 대한 치험 1례 |
김창완, 최선우, 김선희, 김재훈, 황정주, 조현민, 송승환<sup>1</sup>, 조정수<sup>1</sup> |
부산대학교병원 외상외과,<br><sup>1</sup>부산대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실 |
Received: 24 November 2014 • Revised: 2 December 2014 • Accepted: 6 January 2015 |
Abstract |
Traumatic aortic injury is well recognized as a primary cause of instantaneous death in victims of thoracic blunt trauma presenting with an aortic rupture or dissection, particularly after a deceleration injury. However, a direct aortic injury caused by a fractured rib segment after blunt thoracic trauma is extremely rare. We report the case of a 43-year-old male patient who experienced an aortic injury caused by the sharp edge of a fractured rib after multiple rib fractures due to blunt thoracic trauma. |
Key Words:
Aortic injury; Rib fractures; Thoracic trauma |
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