Avulsion of the internal mammary artery caused by blunt trauma.
Injury to the subclavian artery or its branches is uncommon after blunt trauma. We report a case of blunt thoracic trauma resulting in avulsion of the right internal mammary artery from its origin on the subclavian artery. This presented as an atypical mediastinal hematoma in a patient with multiple injuries.
Wilkinson
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Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania.
Jacob
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Armitage
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Zajko
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Udekwu
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Peitzman
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013348:Subclavian Artery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000473:pathology*