Repair of right pulmonary artery transection after blunt trauma.
Acute pulmonary artery transection after blunt trauma is presumed to be a fatal injury. We report a case of right pulmonary artery transection successfully repaired with cardiopulmonary bypass and primary end-to-end anastomosis.
Pereira
Sara J
SJ
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506, USA. sara.pereira@stmarygj.org
Narrod
James A
JA
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*