Traumatic Right Pulmonary Artery Rupture after Accidentally Being Stepped on the Chest.

Traumatic Right Pulmonary Artery Rupture after Accidentally Being Stepped on the Chest.
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Oct;52(5):380-383
Authors: Son SA, Bae CM, Oh TH, Do YW, Seok Y, Cho JY
Abstract
Traumatic pulmonary artery rupture is a rare, life-threatening injury. Currently, no strict guidelines for its management exist. Herein, we report a successful surgical repair of a right pulmonary artery rupture caused by being stepped on.
PMID: 31624718 [PubMed]

Source: Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - October 20, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research