Journal of Trauma and Injury

The Korean Society of Traumatology (대한외상학회)
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Caval Injury due to Blunt Trauma: A Report of Two cases

흉부 둔상에 의한 대정맥파열 2례

  • Ryu, Dae Woong (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Mi Kyung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Sam Youn (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 류대웅 (원광대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이미경 (원광대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이삼윤 (원광대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Received : 2012.11.21
  • Accepted : 2012.11.30
  • Published : 2012.12.31
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Abstract

Cardiac rupture after blunt trauma is very rare and caval injury is even rarer. However, cardiac rupture after blunt trauma is associated with very high mortality and can occur without a high speed collision or severe thoracic injury. Symptoms are not expressed in all patients in the early stage, so the condition is easily overlooked if patients have an associated injury, minimal thoracic injury or relatively stable vital signs. We report the successful management of two cases of vena caval injury after blunt trauma with slight thoracic injury.

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