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- Title
Combined transection of the left common carotid artery and delayed left main bronchus disruption after blunt chest trauma.
- Authors
Tarmiz, Amine; Dagenais, François; Grégoire, Jocelyn; Dumont, Éric
- Abstract
A 26-year old female was hit in the cervical region by a large block of ice and admitted with stable vital signs and multiple fractures. Chest radiography demonstrated an enlarged mediastinum, and CT scan revealed a transection of the left common carotid artery at its origin, with a false aneurysm. The lesion was repaired using a median sternotomy, cardiopulmonary bypass, moderate hypothermia and cerebral antegrade perfusion through the right axillary artery. The bronchial lesion was diagnosed 2 days later and successfully treated with left posterolateral thoracotomy and the use of direct bronchial anastomosis.
- Publication
Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, 2013, Vol 17, Issue 1, p207
- ISSN
1569-9293
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/icvts/ivt101