Full realization of internal mammary artery injury after blunt chest trauma

Chen Jinming; Yang Guanggen; Shen Zhong; Wang Liang

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2018.15302

Chen Jinming¹, Yang Guanggen¹, Shen Zhong¹, Wang Liang²

¹Department of Surgery, The Third Peoples Hospital of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang University, Zheiang , China

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2018.15302

Due to the substantial and continual increase in the number of motorized vehicles globally, clinicians are faced with an enormous population at risk for suffering internal mammary artery injuries after blunt chest trauma. Nevertheless, very little attention has been paid to this issue by relevant health practitioners. In addition, there is a scarcity of extant research data, as well as societal guidelines, regarding internal mammary artery injury. In cases with undetected internal mammary artery injury, however, the outcome may be catastrophic or fatal. Thus, investigating and reviewing the anatomy, etiology, diagnostic approaches, and treatment strategies for patients with internal mammary artery injury are urgently needed.

Keywords : Blunt chest trauma; diagnosis; internal mammary artery injury; treatment

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