[Bilateral injuries of the internal mammary artery following blunt thoracic trauma].
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.
Betsch
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M
Abteilung für Unfall- und Handchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Deutschland. marcel.betsch@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
Jungbluth
P
P
Grassmann
J-P
JP
Fürst
G
G
Windolf
J
J
Wild
M
M
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*