Fatal delayed rupture of the subclavian artery in a patient with first‐rib fracture caused by blunt trauma

This case highlights the probable association of significantly displaced posterior first‐rib fracture and jagged edges of the fracture line following blunt chest trauma with delayed ipsilateral subclavian artery rupture. Early angiography and first‐rib repair should promptly be considered under such...

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Autores principales: Yonezawa, Naoki, Nakayama, Yusuke, Takei, Tetsuhiro, Toh, Masafumi, Asano, Mitsutoshi, Imamura, Tomonori, Ito, Toshitaka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5331207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28265386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.823
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Sumario:This case highlights the probable association of significantly displaced posterior first‐rib fracture and jagged edges of the fracture line following blunt chest trauma with delayed ipsilateral subclavian artery rupture. Early angiography and first‐rib repair should promptly be considered under such circumstances.

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