Citation

Babatasi G, Massetti M, Bhoyroo S, Le Page O, Khayat A. Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg. 1999; 15(1): 87-90.

Affiliation

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital CHU Caen Côte de Nacre, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10077379

Abstract

Thoracic 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.

Language: en