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Case Reports
. 2010;37(6):732-3.

Iatrogenic pulmonary artery rupture due to chest-tube insertion

Antonio Bozzani  1 , Vittorio Arici, Guido Bellinzona, Stefano Pirrelli, Eugenio Forni, Attilio Odero
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Case Reports

Iatrogenic pulmonary artery rupture due to chest-tube insertion

Antonio Bozzani et al. Tex Heart Inst J. 2010.
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Fig. 2 Injection of contrast medium through the chest-drainage unit reveals a left pulmonary artery perforation (arrow) that was caused by insertion of the tube (arrowheads).
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Fig. 1 Intraoperative chest radiograph shows a massive left pleural effusion.
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