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Journal of Surgery

ISSN: [Jurnalul de chirurgie]
ISSN: 1584-9341

Open Access

Shariful Islam


St Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago

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  • Case Report
    Emergency Thoracotomy- Isolated Internal Thoracic Artery Injury
    Author(s): Shariful Islam, Shah J and Narayn Singh VShariful Islam, Shah J and Narayn Singh V

    Aim: A tension haemothorax is an uncommon injury after penetrating chest trauma. Introduction: Anterior thoracic penetrating injuries may result in life-threatening complications. One of these is massive tension haemothorax with pericardial tamponade as a result of stab wounds to the internal mammary artery. Presentation of a Case: We present a case in which a 55 year old man sustained multiple thoracic stab wounds. He had emergency right antero-lateral thoracotomy and laparotomy. A massive haemothorax secondary to complete disruption of right internal mammary artery and a laceration to middle lobe of right lung was noticed. Conclusion: Penetrating thoracic injury with isolated in.. Read More»

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