Ligation of the Subclavian Artery After Blunt Trauma Presenting as Massive Hemothorax

2008 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 1126-1130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohiuddin Cheema ◽  
Orlando C. Kirton ◽  
Biju Lukose ◽  
James Gallagher
1984 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 386-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Richard Cunningham ◽  
John C. McCabe

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Hideki Ota ◽  
Hideki Kawai ◽  
Shuntaro Togashi ◽  
Tsubasa Matsuo

Severe intrathoracic hemorrhage from pulmonary parenchyma is the most serious complication of pulmonary laceration after blunt trauma requiring immediate surgical hemostasis through open thoracotomy. The safety and efficacy of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) techniques for this life-threatening condition have not been fully evaluated yet. We report a case of pulmonary laceration with a massive hemothorax after blunt trauma successfully treated using a combination of muscle-sparing minithoracotomy with VATS techniques (video-assisted minithoracotomy). A 22-year-old man was transferred to our department after a falling accident. A diagnosis of right-sided pneumothorax was made on physical examination and urgent chest decompression was performed with a tube thoracostomy. Chest computed tomographic scan revealed pulmonary laceration with hematoma in the right lung. The pulmonary hematoma extending along segmental pulmonary artery in the helium of the middle lobe ruptured suddenly into the thoracic cavity, resulting in hemorrhagic shock on the fourth day after admission. Emergency right middle lobectomy was performed through video-assisted minithoracotomy. We used two cotton dissectors as a chopstick for achieving compression hemostasis during surgery. The patient recovered satisfactorily. Video-assisted minithoracotomy can be an alternative approach for the treatment of pulmonary lacerations with a massive hemothorax in hemodynamically unstable patients.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki Yonezawa ◽  
Yusuke Nakayama ◽  
Tetsuhiro Takei ◽  
Masafumi Toh ◽  
Mitsutoshi Asano ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. e236224
Author(s):  
Shravan Leonard-Murali ◽  
Adhnan Mohamed ◽  
Ann Woodward ◽  
Dionne Blyden

In this case, a patient presented in a delayed fashion after blunt trauma is found to have a large left-sided pneumothorax, and tube thoracostomy is performed. After placement of the apically oriented tube, he developed haemothorax. CT imaging showed an area of questionable extravasation from the left subclavian artery, directly anterior to the thoracostomy tube. His haemothorax was refractory to adequate drainage with a new thoracostomy tube. He ultimately required angiography, coil embolisation and covered stent placement, followed by thoracoscopic evacuation of the haemothorax.


2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto Aoki ◽  
Kei Shibuya ◽  
Minoru Kaneko ◽  
Ayana Koizumi ◽  
Masato Murata ◽  
...  

CHEST Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 157 (4) ◽  
pp. e103-e105
Author(s):  
Katherine E. Negreira ◽  
John P. Lichtenberger ◽  
Blair Allais ◽  
Ammar Alhaddad ◽  
Matthew Bernetich ◽  
...  

F1000Research ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taka-aki Nakada ◽  
Koji Idoguchi ◽  
Hiroshi Fukuma ◽  
Hidefumi Ono ◽  
Shota Nakao ◽  
...  

Subclavian arterial injury is rare and potentially life-threatening, particularly when it leads to arterial occlusion, causing limb ischemia, retrograde thromboembolization and cerebral infarction within hours after injury. Here we report a blunt trauma case with subclavian arterial injury, upper extremity ischemia, and the need for urgent treatment to salvage the limb and prevent cerebral infarction. A 41-year-old man had a left, open, mid-shaft clavicle fracture and left subclavian artery injury accompanied by a weak pulse in the left radial artery, decreased blood pressure of the left arm compared to the right, and left hand numbness. Urgent debridement and irrigation of the open clavicle fracture was followed by angiography for the subclavian artery injury. The left distal subclavian artery had a segmental dissection with a thrombus. Urgent endovascular treatment using a self-expanding nitinol stent successfully restored the blood flow and blood pressure to the left upper extremity. Endovascular treatment is a viable option for cases of subclavian artery injury where there is a risk of extremity ischemia and cerebral infarction.


Injury Extra ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Raviraja ◽  
C.M. Chandrashekar ◽  
S.D. Roshan ◽  
J.V. Srinivas

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-111
Author(s):  
Yopie Afriandi Habibie ◽  
Ign Wuryantoro

Abstrak. Trauma tumpul toraks memiliki insiden yang sangat tinggi pada populasi dewasa, 20 – 50 % dari kasus dapat mengakibatkan kematian. Cedera pada struktur pembuluh darah dari bagian dada atas, terutama pembuluh darah arteri subklavia kiri, sangat jarang ditemukan dan biasanya disertai dengan “hematotoraks massif”. Observasi ketat dari tanda- tanda vital dan foto toraks serial sangatlah penting. Kami paparkan sebuah kasus jarang dari seorang pasien yang mengalami cedera traumatik arteri subklavia kiri. Tidak ditemukan gambaran klinis dari hematoma di supra klavikula, pulsasi arteri radialis kiri tidak teraba, dan tidak ditemukan pelebaran dari mediastinum pada foto toraks. Tetapi didapatkan hematotoraks massif kiri. Dilakukan posterolateral torakotomi kiri, dijumpai sumber perdarahan dari bagian apex paru kiri, dicurigai terdapatnya robekan dari pembuluh darah arteri subklavia kiri. Tindakan dilanjutkan dengan insisi median sternotomy yang diperluas ke arah supraklavikula kiri, ditemukan rupture total dari arteri subklavia kiri dengan jarak 1,5 cm proksimal dari arkus aorta. Tindakan repair (perbaikan) arteri secara primer (end to end anastomosis) dilakukan dengan hasil baik. (JKS 2017; 2: 105-114)Kata kunci : Trauma tumpul toraks, hematotoraks massif, cedera arteri subklavia kiriAbstract. Blunt thoracic trauma highest incidence is in adult, 20% to 50 % of the trauma cause death. Injuries to the vascular structures of the thoracic outlet, especially left subclavian artery, are rare and typically accompanied by massive  hemorrhage. Close observation of vital sign and serial chest x-ray are very important. We describe an unusual presentation of a patient who suffered traumatic rupture of left subclavian artery. No clinical presentation of supraclavicular hematoma, unilateral absence of radial artery pulse and mediastinal widening in chest x-ray was found, but there is a massive hemothorax. Left posterolateral thoracotomy was performed, the source of bleeding was found in the apex of the lung, suspected a rupture of the left subclavian artery. The procedure continued with median sternotomy extended to left supraclavicular incision, a rupture was found in the left subclavian artery, 1,5 cm proximal to aortic arch. Primary repair was done with a good result. (JKS 2017; 2: 105-114)Key Words : Blunt thoracic trauma, massive hemothorax, left subclavian artery rupture


2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-100
Author(s):  
Yopie Afriandi Habibie ◽  
Ign Wuryantoro

Abstract. Blunt thoracic trauma highest incidence is in adult, 20% to 50 % of the trauma cause death. Injuries to the vascular structures of the thoracic outlet, especially left subclavian artery, are rare and typically accompanied by massive  hemorrhage. Close observation of vital sign and serial chest x-ray are very important. We describe an unusual presentation of a patient who suffered traumatic rupture ofleft subclavian artery. No clinical presentation of supraclavicular hematoma, unilateral absence of radial artery pulse and mediastinal widening in chest x-ray was found, but there is a massive hemothorax. Left posterolateral thoracotomy was performed, the source of bleeding was found in the apex of the lung, suspected a rupture of the left subclavian artery. The procedure continued with median sternotomy extended to left supraclavicular incision, a rupture was found in the left subclavian artery, 1,5 cm proximal to aortic arch. Primary repair was done with a good result. Key Words : Blunt thoracic trauma, massive hemothorax, left subclavian artery rupture


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