Pulmonary artery bullet injury following thoracic gunshot wound

G Babatasi; M Massetti; S Bhoyroo; O Le Page; A Khayat

doi:10.1016/s1010-7940(98)00264-4

Pulmonary artery bullet injury following thoracic gunshot wound

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1999 Jan;15(1):87-90. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(98)00264-4.

Authors

G Babatasi¹, M Massetti, S Bhoyroo, O Le Page, A Khayat

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital CHU Caen Côte de Nacre, France.

PMID: 10077379
DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(98)00264-4

Abstract

Thoracic trauma occurs frequently but seldom requires surgery (10-20%, [1]). The mortality rate for gunshot wound of the chest varies from 14.3 to 36.8% [2]. We report, herein an example of bullet injury to the pulmonary artery (PA) following a thoracic gunshot wound. This patient had previous history of coronary surgery. Absolute and relative indications for exploratory thoracotomy in emergency will be reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Bronchoscopy
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Follow-Up Studies
Hemothorax / diagnosis
Hemothorax / etiology
Hemothorax / surgery
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Artery / injuries*
Pulmonary Artery / surgery
Radiography, Thoracic
Thoracic Injuries* / complications
Thoracic Injuries* / diagnosis
Thoracic Injuries* / surgery
Thoracotomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vascular Surgical Procedures
Wounds, Gunshot* / complications
Wounds, Gunshot* / diagnosis
Wounds, Gunshot* / surgery