Porta hepatis disruption from blunt trauma.
Extrahepatic porta hepatis injuries from blunt abdominal trauma are exceedingly rare; all recently reported cases involve disruption of the common bile duct at its intrapancreatic portion. We herein report a patient with lacerations of the proper hepatic artery and bile duct occurring from deceleration/torsion of the porta hepatis after high speed vehicular collision.
Bunt
T J
TJ
Department of Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, University of Arizona, Tucson 85010.
Weimar
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Malone
J M
JM
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging