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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Jan 1999
Case ReportsPulmonary artery bullet injury following thoracic gunshot wound.
- G Babatasi, M Massetti, S Bhoyroo, O Le Page, and A Khayat.
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital CHU Caen Côte de Nacre, France.
- Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1999 Jan 1; 15 (1): 87-90.
AbstractThoracic trauma occurs frequently but seldom requires surgery (10-20%, [1]). The mortality rate for gunshot wound of the chest varies from 14.3 to 36.8% [2]. We report, herein an example of bullet injury to the pulmonary artery (PA) following a thoracic gunshot wound. This patient had previous history of coronary surgery. Absolute and relative indications for exploratory thoracotomy in emergency will be reviewed.
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