Retrohepatic Inferior Vena Cava Injury by Gunshot: A case report.
- Author:
Dong Gon YOO
1
;
Chong Bin PARK
;
Chong Wook KIM
;
Kun Moo CHOI
;
Hwa Sung JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea. jokim@gnah.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Great vessels;
Penetrating trauma;
Vena cava, inferior
- MeSH:
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Vena Cava, Inferior
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2008;41(1):124-127
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Injury to the inferior vena cava (IVC) is associated with a high mortality rate, and little progress has been made for improving the treatment for this since the 1970s. Injury to the retrohepatic IVC, in particular, has been associated with up to a 75% mortality rate due to the difficulty in gaining adequate exposure and controlling the bleeding. Both the severity of injury and anatomic accessibility has been directly correlated with survival in IVC injury. We have experienced a patient with retrohepatic IVC that was ruptured by a penetrating gunshot injury and we managed to save this patient's life.
