Rupture of the vena azygos by blunt thorax trauma. A case report and literature review;Ruptur der v. azygos beim stumpfen Thoraxtrauma. Fallbericht und literaturübersicht

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 764-767

  Walz, M ^a   Kolbow, B ^b   Auerbach, F ^b   Fernandez Laser, C ^b   Eppen, R ^b  

^a Kliniken Uelzen und Bad Bevensen   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blunt chest trauma; Computed tomography; Rupture of the azygos vein; Vessel injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; AZYGOS VEIN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RESUSCITATION; RIB FRACTURE; SPINE FRACTURE; SYMPTOM; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VEIN INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AZYGOS VEIN; FEMALE; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; RUPTURE; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0141447802     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-003-0654-1     Document Type: Article

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