TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Blunt traumatic laceration of the suprahepatic inferior vena cava presenting as abdominal pain and shock in a child: a case report
JO  - Journal of trauma
A1  - Park, C. S.
A1  - Wesselhoeft, C. W.
SP  - 68
EP  - 69
VL  - 38
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Report of management of blunt, intrapericardial inferior vena caval injury. DESIGN, MATERIALS AND METHODS: A seven-year-old boy, after falling from the back of a motorcycle, had a laceration of the intrapericardial, inferior vena cava with cardiac tamponade. He presented with hypotension and a distended abdomen. There was no evidence of thoracic trauma. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Laparotomy demonstrated a tensely distended liver without intra-abdominal bleeding. Median sternotomy revealed a vena caval laceration, which was repaired. CONCLUSIONS: Increasing abdominal distention with an enlarging liver suggests traumatic laceration to the suprahepatic vena cava. Vascular repair is best accomplished by median sternotomy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-5282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -