Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury Requiring Resuscitative Thoracotomy : A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Asim, Mohammad
Kanbar, Ahad
Latifi, Rifat
El-Menyar, Ayman
al-Hassani, Ammar
al-Aieb, Abubaker
Abdul Rahman, Yassir
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Penetrating injuries to the chest and in particular to the heart that results in pericardial tamponade and cardiac arrest requires immediate resuscitative thoracotomy as the only lifesaving technique and should be performed without delay.
Objective.
To describe an external cardiac tamponade caused by massive tension hemothorax from penetrating injury of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA).
Method.
A case presentation treated at the Level I trauma center at Hamad General Hospital, in Doha, Qatar and review of the literature on LIMA injuries reported cases.
Results.
LIMA injury as a cause of hemothorax is not uncommon, but to our knowledge our case is the first massive tension hemothorax with witnessed cardiac arrest reported in the literature requiring emergency thoracotomy, performed in trauma room, with full recovery.
Conclusion.
Injury to the LIMA with massive tension hemothorax requires immediate resuscitative thoracotomy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Hassani, Ammar& Abdul Rahman, Yassir& Kanbar, Ahad& El-Menyar, Ayman& al-Aieb, Abubaker& Asim, Mohammad…[et al.]. 2012. Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury Requiring Resuscitative Thoracotomy : A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473269
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Hassani, Ammar…[et al.]. Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury Requiring Resuscitative Thoracotomy : A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473269
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Hassani, Ammar& Abdul Rahman, Yassir& Kanbar, Ahad& El-Menyar, Ayman& al-Aieb, Abubaker& Asim, Mohammad…[et al.]. Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury Requiring Resuscitative Thoracotomy : A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Surgery. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473269
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-473269