Innominate Artery Rupture after Blunt Chest Trauma.
- Author:
Dong Sub NOH
1
;
Nam Hee PARK
;
Jae Bum KIM
;
Hyung Tae KIM
;
Kyung Chan YOON
;
Sae Young CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine. nhpark@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Trauma, blunt;
Brachiocephalic trunk
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Adult;
Arteries;
Brachiocephalic Trunk*;
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Carotid Artery, Common;
Humans;
Multiple Trauma;
Rupture*;
Saphenous Vein;
Sternotomy;
Subclavian Artery;
Thorax*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2007;40(12):871-873
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A rupture of an innominate artery caused by blunt trauma is relatively rare because this artery is short and protected by the chest bony cage. This report describes a 25-year-old man who suffered a traffic accident, that resulted in an innominate artery rupture, which was detected by a chest computed tomogram and angiogram. This patient underwent urgent surgery through a right clavicular incision and median sternotomy without a cardiopulmonary bypass due to multiple injuries. An approximately 3 cm sized injury was found from the innominate artery to the proximal right subclavian artery and the origin of the common carotid artery. The injured lesion was repaired with a saphenous vein patch. After surgery, he was discharged from hospital without complications.
