An isolated right auricular rupture following blunt chest trauma causing massive hemothorax

Figen Türk,

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.8812

Figen Türk¹, Vefa Özcan², Gökhan Yuncu¹, Yasin Ekinci¹, Serkan Girgin²

¹Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Denizli, Türkiye
²Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Denizli, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.8812

Cardiac injuries rarely occur during blunt chest traumas which frequently develop as a result of motor vehicle accidents. Cardiac injuries can be often overlooked in cases of cardiac injuries following blunt chest trauma due to the frequent co-existence of other organ injuries. The mortality rate is increases unless such injuries are recognized on time and treated urgently. In this article, we report a successful treatment with right thoracotomy of a 48-year-old female case who developed massive hemothorax due to an isolated right atrial rupture which was associated with blunt chest trauma and multiple organ injury following a traffic accident.

Keywords : Blunt injury; heart rupture; hemothorax; multiple trauma

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