1.Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: a case report and discussion on differential diagnoses.
Kong Bing Tan ; Siang Hui Lai ; Keng Poh Wee
The Malaysian journal of pathology 2003;25(2):135-8
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of myocardial infarction or cardiac trauma. We report a case of sudden death from rupture of such a lesion. Clinically, these lesions need to be distinguished from the other ventricular out-pouching lesions (true aneurysms and diverticula) because of their greater likelihood for rupture. Pathologically, apart from often being infarct-related, they are characterized by a narrow connection with the ventricular cavity and a fibrous outer wall that is devoid of myocardial tissue.
Lesion, NOS
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Left
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seconds
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Traumatic Rupture
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Case Report
2.Uterine artery bleeding and haemoperitoneum during the second trimester in pregnancy.
The Medical journal of Malaysia 2003;58(1):128-30
A case of spontaneous rupture of uterine artery in the second trimester of pregnancy is described. Haemorrhage from rupture of uterine artery during pregnancy was discovered at laparotomy. This was an unusual but serious complication of pregnancy. This condition is extremely rare and one must consider it in cases of incomprehensible abdominal pain with or without haemodynamic collapse. A review of the literature revealed only four similar cases so far. This pregnancy continued till 37 weeks pregnancy and had a spontaneous vaginal delivery. Immediate institution of effective resuscitative measures and early surgical intervention were essential to both foetal and maternal survival.
Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Trimester, Second
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Hemorrhage
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Uterine artery
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Traumatic Rupture
3.A Case of Late Presentation of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia in a Child.
Jin Young JEONG ; Hyun Mi KIM ; Je Kyoun SHIN
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 2001;44(6):705-708
Traumatic diaphragmatic injuries in infants and children are uncommon. Late presentation of such an injury is well recognised in adults but is exceptionally rare in children. Because of the increased compliance of the thoracic cage in children, rupture of the diaphragm can occur without signs of external injury. Morbidity and mortality can be minimized by a high index of suspicion, prompt recognition, and surgical repair of even the smallest diaphragmatic injury. We present a case of delayed presentation of traumatic diagphragmatic hernia in a boy of 10 months.
Adult
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Child*
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Compliance
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Diaphragm
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Hernia
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Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic*
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Mortality
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Rupture
4.Two Cases of Traumatic Pericallosal Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report.
Heon Sang CHANG ; Seong Ho KIM ; Youn KIM
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1991;20(6):474-479
Two patients with traumatic aneurysm were children below 10 years and the aneurysmal sac located at the peripheral branch o f the anterior cerebral artey. One of the traumatic aneurysm had been found by rupture of aneurysmal sac during medical treatment under the impression of traumatic cerebral hemorrhage. The other had been found during disabiliy evaluation with unruptured status. In the latter case, traumatic aneurysm was suspected by the small sized enhancing lesion below the falx cerebri in Brain CT scan and confirmed by transfemoral carotid angiography. We clipped neck of these traumatic aneurysm successfully. So. we report these two cases of traumatic aneurysms with review of the literatures.
Aneurysm*
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Angiography
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Arteries*
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Brain
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Cerebral Hemorrhage, Traumatic
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Child
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Humans
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Neck
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Rupture
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
5.Delayed Presentation of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia.
Kyung Hwan HWANG ; Eui Doo HWANG ; Duk Jin OH ; Jae Hak KIM ; Myung Hoon NA ; Jae Hyun YU ; Seung Pyung LIM ; Young LEE
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1998;31(2):162-167
Between January 1976 and March 1997, six patients with delayed presentation of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia occured among the 52 patients of traumatic diaphragm rupture, of whom four males and two females, five by blunt trauma and one by stab wound, one was right side and the rest were left side. In all patients, reduction of herniated organs was accomplished by thoracotomy or thoracotomy with extension to abdomen. Suspicion of the diaphragmatic ruture from the acute traumatic chest injured patient is important and we can use the videothoracoscopy for evaluation and treatment of the traumatic diaphragm rupture.
Abdomen
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Diaphragm
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Female
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Hernia
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Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic*
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Humans
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Male
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Rupture
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Thoracotomy
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Thorax
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Wounds, Stab
6.A Case Report of Surgery on Multiple Fracture in Patient with Old Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia.
Yoon Jeong CHOI ; Jong Hak KIM ; Chi Hyo KIM ; Choon Hi LEE
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 1994;27(8):1026-1031
Traumatic rupture of the diaphragm is uncommon, occurring in 5.3% of cases where blunt trauma to the aMomen required laparotomy and in less than 196 of cases of blunt chest trauma. It is not found in the immediate postinjury phase in 33% to 67% of cases. This eventurates in delayed manifestations, ususally involving herniation of abdominal contents into the chest. We report our experience of the anesthetic management in a patient with old traumatic diaphragmatic hernia for orthopaedic surgery. Following epidural anesthesia, tracheal intubation was done and anesthesia was maintained with isoflurane, narcotics and O2. A careful monitoring was done for adequate oxygenation and ventilation. One month after operation he was transferred to the other hospital for recurred diaphragmatic hemia.
Anesthesia
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Anesthesia, Epidural
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Diaphragm
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Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic*
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Humans
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Intubation
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Isoflurane
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Laparotomy
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Narcotics
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Oxygen
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Rupture
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Thorax
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Ventilation
7.Analysis of Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage due to Blunt Force Trauma on Facial Region.
Gwang Nyun KIM ; Sang Han LEE ; Jong Min CHAE ; Jung Sik KWAK
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2006;30(1):1-13
Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (T-SAH) is said to be typically occurred in a young, healthy, but intoxicated man who receives a minor blow, immediately collapses, and dies within minutes. Sixteen forensic cases of T-SAH were analysed in the point of time of collapse, blood alcohol level, injured site, vascular rupture sites, and sentenced servitude. Majority of the cases (12 cases) were autopsied in the department of Kyungpook National University. Two cases of National Institute of Scientific Investigation, South District Office and 1 case of Jeju National University were added. Autopsy was not done in one case. There were 14 male and 2 female victims. The peak age were their forties (7 cases) and under twenties (7 cases). The time of incident was most often at night. The survival time from the time of trauma until death indicates that 62.5% (10 victims) died immediately from the assault, 12.5% (2 victims) died within 30 minutes. Blood alcohol was detected in 11 cases (68.8%), and mean blood alcohol level was 0.16% (0.08-0.22%). The damage was generated to the facial region, especially around the jaw and below the ears (7 cases), and temporal areas (4 cases). Bleeding foci were detected in 7 cases; basilar artery (2 cases), left vertebral artery (2 cases), and right vertebral artery (3 cases). Meticulous autopsy techniques for identifying the vascular rupture sites are required. The author conclude that tremendous emphasis must be placed on the fact that fatal T-SAH can occur due to minor facial trauma and social campaign for alerting people to the danger of T-SAH is needed.
Autopsy
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Basilar Artery
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Death, Sudden
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Ear
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Female
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Gyeongsangbuk-do
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Hemorrhage
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Humans
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Jaw
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Male
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Rupture
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Traumatic*
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Vertebral Artery
8.Delayed Rupture of Traumatic Intracranial Aneurysm Developed by Minor Head Trauma.
Joo Young NA ; Byung Woo MIN ; Seung Hyun JEONG ; Jong Tae PARK ; Hyung Seok KIM
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2009;33(1):50-52
Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (tSAH) can be almost immediately fatal. However, sudden death due to tSAH caused by delayed aneurysmal rupture is very rare sequela of mild head trauma. We experienced a death case of a 47-year-old woman who had subarachnoid hemorrhage and intraventricular hemorrhage 3 days after head trauma. Delayed death after any kinds of trauma is important to forensic and legal aspects. Herein we report a case of fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by delayed rupture of traumatic aneurysm.
Aneurysm
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Craniocerebral Trauma
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Death, Sudden
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Female
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Head
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Hemorrhage
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Humans
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Jurisprudence
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Middle Aged
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Rupture
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Traumatic
9.Prediction of Rupture of Pre-existing Cerebral Aneurysm by CT Findings in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury.
Yong Oh KIM ; Gab Teog KIM ; Han Ju CHOI
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2014;25(5):602-610
PURPOSE: Rupture of pre-existing cerebral aneurysms has occasionally been reported as a cause of traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (TSAH) and intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH). SAH due to rupture of pre-existing cerebral aneurysm is an important differential diagnosis in TSAH. The aim of our study was to determine whether a rupture in a pre-existing cerebral aneurysm could be predicted based on the pattern of hemorrhage on the initial computed tomography (CT) scan in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS: A total of 336 patients who had undergone computed tomography angiography (CTA) for detection of rupture of pre-existing cerebral aneurysm in TBI between the years 2004 and 2013 were retrospectively studied. In order to investigate CT findings of ruptured cerebral aneurysm, patients who had a lesion of SAH, IPH, or IVH were compared with the control group (who had intracranial lesions of contusion, epidural hematoma, subdural hematoma, or hemorrhagic contusion). RESULTS: Fifty eight (17.3%) patients with TSAH harbored cerebral aneurysms, and 45 (13.4%) patients had ruptured cerebral aneurysms. The ruptured aneurysms showed significant association with CT findings of a diffuse hemorrhage in the basal cisterns (29.2%, p=0.003, OR=23.130), unilateral sylvian fissure (13.8%, p=0.039, OR=8.842), anterior interhemispheric fissure (20.0%, p=0.028, OR=14.000), and associated IPH (22.6%, p=0.011, OR=16.333). However, the ruptured aneurysms did not show association with CT findings of hemorrhage on convexities, perimesencephalic cisterns, bilateral sylvian fissure, and IVH (p>0.1). CONCLUSION: Patterns of distribution of SAH and associated IPH on initial CT can be predicted of rupture pre-existing cerebral aneurysm in patients with TBI.
Aneurysm, Ruptured
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Angiography
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Brain Injuries*
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Contusions
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Hematoma
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Hematoma, Subdural
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Hemorrhage
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Humans
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Intracranial Aneurysm*
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Retrospective Studies
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Rupture*
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Traumatic
10.Fatal Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage due to Acute Rebleeding of a Pseudoaneurysm Arising from the Distal Basilar Artery.
Byung Chul KIM ; Jae Il LEE ; Won Ho CHO ; Kyoung Hyup NAM
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2014;56(5):428-430
Isolated traumatic pseudoaneurysms of the basilar artery are extremely rare but often fatal resulting in a mortality rate as high as 50%. A 51-year-old man presented with craniofacial injury after blunt trauma. A brain computed tomography (CT) scan showed thick basal subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with multiple craniofacial fractures, while CT angiography revealed contrast extravasation at the distal basilar artery with pseudoaneurysm formation. After this primary survey, the condition of the patient suddenly deteriorated. Conventional angiography confirmed the contrast extravasation resulted from pseudoaneurysm formation, which was successfully treated with endovascular coil embolization. Decompressive craniectomy and coma therapy with propofol were also performed. However, the patient died on the 7th hospital day because of the poor initial clinical condition. The current case is the first report of acute pseudoaneurysm rupture arising from the basilar artery within the first day after trauma. Our findings suggest the possibility that pseudoaneurysm rupture should be considered if brain CT shows thick traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage on the basal cistern with a basal skull fracture.
Aneurysm, False*
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Angiography
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Basilar Artery*
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Brain
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Brain Injuries
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Coma
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Decompressive Craniectomy
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Embolization, Therapeutic
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Mortality
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Propofol
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Rupture
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Skull Fractures
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Traumatic*