title: Pulmonary artery laceration and tension pneumothorax in blunt chest trauma.
abstract: Traumatic laceration of the pulmonary artery is rare and is associated with a high mortality rate. The article describes a patient with pulmonary artery laceration from blunt chest trauma who presented with tension pneumothorax. Potentially life-threatening intrathoracic bleeding was not apparent until the pneumothorax was decompressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse 13210.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Groskin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*