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Extensive Inferior Vena Cava Injury Following Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report
Young Sun Yoo, Seong Pyo Mun
J Trauma Inj 2014;27(4):219-223
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Department of Surgery, Chosun University, School of Medicine, Korea. spmun@chosun.ac.kr
Received: 10 November 2014   • Revised: 25 November 2014   • Accepted: 2 December 2014
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Traumatic injuries of the inferior vena cava (IVC) are the most challenging lesions in abdominal vascular injuries and are associated with a high mortality rate. Although endovascular treatment has been addressed in the management of vascular trauma, surgery is the mainstay in the treatment for IVC injury as an endovascular technique for the venous system has not been developed. We report a case of successful surgical repair of an extensive IVC laceration following a fall.

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