Left Atrial Rupture with Stable Vital Signs - A case report -

정상인 활력증후를 보인 좌심방 파열 - 1예 보고 -

  • Jeong, Jae-Han (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University) ;
  • Cho, Sung-Woo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University) ;
  • Shin, Yoon-Cheol (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University) ;
  • Lee, Hee-Sung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University) ;
  • Kim, Kun-Il (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
  • 정재한 (한림대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 조성우 (한림대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 신윤철 (한림대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이희성 (한림대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김건일 (한림대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2008.10.05

Abstract

Cardiac rupture after blunt chest trauma is a relatively uncommon diagnosis, and it is associated with a very high mortality rate. A 41-years-old man crashed his car into a guardrail and he was then transported to hospital. Although unstable vital signs are the most common symptoms of cardiac injury, this patient had stable vital signs. The chest CT scan showed pericardial effusion, and echocardiography did not clearly reveal cardiac tamponade, but the right atrium was slightly collapsed. Cardiac injury was suspected, and surgery was commenced for obtaining the diagnosis and treatment. A 2cm laceration at the junction of the left atrium and the lefl inferior pulmonary vein was discovered and this was repaired with $4{\sim}0$ Polypropylne monofilament sutures. We report here on the successful management of a patient with left atrial rupture following blunt chest trauma.

둔상에 의한 심장 파열은 비교적 드문 경우이나 높은 사망률을 가진다. 41세 남자는 가드레일에 부딪히는 교통사고를 겪고 병원으로 이송되었다. 치명적인 심장 손상의 가장 흔한 증상은 활력 증후의 변화이나 상기 환자의 활력 증후는 정상이었다. 흉부 CT에서는 심막삼출액이 관찰되었고 심장초음파 검사에서는 저명한 심장눌림증 소견은 관찰되지 않았지만 우심방이 약간 눌려 있었다. 심장 손상이 의심되어 진단 및 치료를 위해 수술하였다. 좌심방과 좌측 아래폐정맥이 만나는 부위에 2cm 열상이 관찰되었고 프롤린 $#4{\sim}0$로 봉합하였다. 저자들은 둔상에 의해 생긴 좌심방 파열 환자를 성공적으로 치료하여 보고하는 바이다.

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