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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr;97(3):e34-6.
doi: 10.1308/003588414X14055925059714.

Surgical repair of pulmonary vein injury from blunt trauma

N Nwaejike  1 , R Mosca  1 , T L Hooper  1 , S Y Soon  1
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Case Reports

Surgical repair of pulmonary vein injury from blunt trauma

N Nwaejike et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2015 Apr.

Abstract

Pulmonary vein deceleration injury is rare and patients can be deceptively stable for a period after injury. Quick diagnosis and transfer to the operating theatre is the only way to treat this potentially lethal injury successfully. Techniques of repair are a useful addition to the cardiovascular surgeon's repertoire.

Keywords: Cardiopulmonary bypass; Deceleration injury; Left atrial wall; Left atrium; Pulmonary vein.

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Figure 1
Preoperative computed tomography showing the collapsed right lung with a haemopneumothorax and chest drain in situ
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Figure 2
Intraoperative photograph showing the patch repair of the left atrium through a right thoracotomy
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Figure 3
Intraoperative photograph showing the right femoral artery after repair of the cannulation site via a right groin crease incision
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Figure 4
Postoperative chest x-ray showing the fully re-expanded lungs with chest drains in situ
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