Shot Injury of the Thorax Associated with the Left Carotid Trauma – A Case Review
Authors:
J. Čanádyová; A. Mokráček; M. Šetina
Authors‘ workplace:
Kardiocentrum – Kardiochirurgické oddelenie, Nemocnice České Budějovice, a. s., prim. oddelenia: MUDr. A. Mokráček, CSc.
Published in:
Rozhl. Chir., 2007, roč. 86, č. 3, s. 142-143.
Category:
Monothematic special - Original
Overview
The case review describes a shot injury of the thorax (without direct injury of the heart or lungs), with signs of advanced bleeding from the injured carotid artery. Employment of extracorporeal circulation facilitated safe extraction of the projectile and sound revisionining of all traumatized structures and their safe reconstruction.
Key words:
shot injury of the thorax – carotid injury – extracorporeal circulation
Labels
Surgery Orthopaedics Trauma surgeryArticle was published in
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