title: [Bilateral injuries of the internal mammary artery following blunt thoracic trauma].
abstract: Injuries of the internal mammary artery after blunt thoracic trauma are rare but potentially fatal. A specific characteristic of these injuries is that they can become symptomatic even after a delay of several weeks. This article reports on the diagnosis and treatment of a 41-year-old motorcycle rider who suffered bilateral injuries of the internal mammary artery after a motorcycle accident without any additional bony lesions.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Unfall- und Handchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Deutschland. marcel.betsch@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Betsch
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jungbluth
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Grassmann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fürst
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Windolf
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wild
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*