Catheter-Induced Left Internal Mammary Artery Dissection:. A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

2004 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEVEN P. FREEMAN ◽  
MICHAEL J. LISTON ◽  
DANIEL L. LIPS ◽  
JAMES L. VACEK
Keyword(s):  
Internal Mammary Artery ◽  
Left Internal Mammary Artery ◽  
Artery Dissection ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Internal Mammary

Life-threatening Chylothorax after Left Internal Mammary Artery Dissection: Therapeutic Considerations

1987 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 660-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Di Lello ◽  
Paul H. Werner ◽  
Leonard H. Kleinman ◽  
Donald C. Mullen ◽  
Robert J. Flemma
Keyword(s):  
Internal Mammary Artery ◽  
Left Internal Mammary Artery ◽  
Artery Dissection ◽  
Internal Mammary ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Therapeutic Considerations

scholarly journals Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury Requiring Resuscitative Thoracotomy: A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Ammar Al Hassani ◽  
Yassir Abdul Rahman ◽  
Ahad Kanbar ◽  
Ayman El-Menyar ◽  
Abubaker Al-Aieb ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Internal Mammary Artery ◽  
Left Internal Mammary Artery ◽  
Pericardial Tamponade ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Emergency Thoracotomy ◽  
Trauma Room ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Resuscitative Thoracotomy ◽  
Internal Mammary

Background. Penetrating injuries to the chest and in particular to the heart that results in pericardial tamponade and cardiac arrest requires immediate resuscitative thoracotomy as the only lifesaving technique and should be performed without delay.Objective. To describe an external cardiac tamponade caused by massive tension hemothorax from penetrating injury of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA).Method. A case presentation treated at the Level I trauma center at Hamad General Hospital, in Doha, Qatar and review of the literature on LIMA injuries reported cases.Results. LIMA injury as a cause of hemothorax is not uncommon, but to our knowledge our case is the first massive tension hemothorax with witnessed cardiac arrest reported in the literature requiring emergency thoracotomy, performed in trauma room, with full recovery.Conclusion. Injury to the LIMA with massive tension hemothorax requires immediate resuscitative thoracotomy.

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