TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Our experience in the surgical management of bull horn vascular injuries
JO  - Revista Portuguesa de Cirurgia Cardio-Torácica e Vascular
A1  - Vaquero, Carlos
A1  - Arce, Nuria
A1  - Gonzalez-Fajardo, Jose
A1  - Beltran de Heredia, Juan
A1  - Carrera, Santiago
SP  - 215
EP  - 219
VL  - 15
IS  - 4
N2  - Vascular trauma caused by bull horn injuries can be regarded as a subgroup of vascular traumatology, due to its particular etiology, mechanism of action, associated injuries and surgical management. In this paper, the authors report their experience in the management of 56 such injuries, for the last 20 years, analysing the annual frequency (more common in summer time), the nature of the injury, the most commonly affected vessels and the surgical reconstruction or re-vascularization methods employed. The quality of results are discussed according some variable, such as is the case of the precocity of the repair, the degree of contamination, the occurrence of post operative infections and the nature of the reconstructive or re-vascularization method employed. Finally, a comparison with similar reports already published in the literature is made.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0873-7215
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -