title: Avulsion of the internal mammary artery caused by blunt trauma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Armitage
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zajko
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Udekwu
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Peitzman
mesh_terms: 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*