Citation

Siddiqi MS, Sharma AK, Sabti HA. Asian Cardiovasc. Thorac Ann. 2014; 23(9): 1075-1078.

Affiliation

Cardiothoracic Surgery Division, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Asian-Pacific Society of Cardiology, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0218492314533558

PMID

24778422

Abstract

Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture with concomitant great vessel injuries is a catastrophic and life-threatening injury group that requires immediate identification and management. It can be both diagnostically and therapeutically very challenging. We report a case of combined traumatic diaphragmatic, aortic and innominate artery injuries, which was managed successfully. To have a fruitful outcome, management of this injury complex should preferably be staged depending on the hemodynamic stability of the patient. In a patient with traumatic diaphragmatic injuries, one should also have a high index of suspicion of associated great vessel injuries.

Language: en