Journal of Trauma and Injury

The Korean Society of Traumatology (대한외상학회)
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Traumatic Pericardial Rupture -A Case Report-

외상성 심막파열 치험 1례

  • Park, Il-Hwan (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
  • Oh, Joong-Hwan (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
  • Seong, Seung Hoon (Department of General Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)
  • 박일환 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 오중환 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 성승훈 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 외과학교실)
  • Received : 2009.01.30
  • Accepted : 2009.06.07
  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

Pericardial rupture due to blunt trauma is very rare, but can lead to serious complications. It occurs mainly on the left, is found incidentally during surgery, and is seldom discovered radiologically unless accompanied by cardiac herniation. The following case describes a 53-year-old traffic-accident victim who received emergency pericardial repair and bleeding control via an exploratory thoracotomy and an exploratory laparatomy. The patient was discharged without any complication and remained healthy at six month after injury.

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