Rupture of the azygos vein in blunt chest trauma

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 249-250

  Cagini, L ^a   Boaron, M ^b   Corneli, G ^b   Gambale, G ^c   Cirocchi, R ^a   Giustozzi, G ^a   Spangaro, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Department of Surgery   (Italy)

Author keywords

Azygos vein; Sternum surgery; Thoracic injuries; Wounds, non penetrating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZYGOS VEIN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; LACERATION; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; STERNOTOMY; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; VEIN RUPTURE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AZYGOS VEIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESUSCITATION; RUPTURE; STERNUM; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOTOMY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0031778962     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Salizzoni M, Ardissone F, Borasio P, Dei Poli M. La rottura isolata della vena azygos da trauma toracico contusivo. Minerva Chir 1980;35:(17):1255-6.
2. Thurman RI, Roettger R. Intrapleural rupture of the azygos vein. Ann Thoracic Surg 1992;53(4):697-9.
3. Spagliardi E, Palombo D. A case of isolated rupture of the azygos vein. Minerva Cardioangiol 1978;26(9):637-9.
4. Inou H, Iwasaki M, Shirota S, Ogawa J. Shohtsu A. Total avulsion of the azygos vein and longitudinal laceration of the mediastinal pleura due to blunt chest trauma: a case report. J Cardiovasc Surg 1993;34(1):67-8.
5. Snyder CL, Eyer SD. Blunt chest trauma with transection of the azygos vein: case report. J Trauma 1989;29(6):889-90.
6. Baldwin JC, Oyer PE, Buthaner DF, Stinson EB. Combined azygos vein and subclavian artery injury in blunt chest trauma. J Trauma 1984;24(2):170-1.