title: Post-traumatic injury of the brachiocephalic artery: on-pump beating heart repair.
abstract: We report the case of 54 year-old man who presented with an injury of the brachiocephalic artery secondary to a violent blunt chest trauma. The patient underwent urgent open surgical repair. The procedure was achieved on on-pump beating heart approach. The subsequent course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, CHU de Grenoble, Grenoble, France. Electronic address: Alaae_b@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Alaae
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boutayeb
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, CHU de Grenoble, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Porcu
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, CHU de Grenoble, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Augustin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pirvu
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, CHU de Grenoble, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chavanon
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D056346:Sternotomy; D058017:Vascular Grafting; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Brachiocephalic artery; Chest blunt trauma.; Dissection; Innominate artery; Pseudo aneurysm