title: Surgical repair of rupture of the membranous septum after blunt chest trauma.
abstract: Rupture of the membranous septum is a very rare complication of blunt chest trauma. In this report, we describe a 22-year-old man who sustained multiple blunt trauma injuries during a motor vehicle accident. Rupture of the membranous septum was diagnosed 48 hours after the initial trauma and the defect was closed with Gore-Tex (W.L. Gore & Assoc, Flagstaff, AZ). However, the operation was complicated by complete atrioventricular block requiring implantation of a permanent DDD pacemaker.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Rangueil Hospital, Toulouse, France. tarmizamine@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Amine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tarmiz
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Honton
authors.forename: Béatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Riu
mesh_terms: D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult