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Bilaterale Verletzung der A. thoracica interna nach stumpfem Thoraxtrauma

Bilateral injuries of the internal mammary artery following blunt thoracic trauma

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Verletzungen der A. thoracica interna zählen zu den seltenen, jedoch potentiell lebensbedrohlichen Verletzungen nach stumpfem Thoraxtrauma. Eine Besonderheit dieser Verletzungen ist, dass sie mit einer zeitlichen Verzögerung von bis zu mehreren Wochen symptomatisch werden können. Wir berichten über Diagnostik und Behandlung einer solchen Verletzung bei einem 41-jährigen Motorradfahrer, der nach einem Sturzereignis sich eine bilaterale Verletzung der A. thoracica interna, ohne jegliche knöcherne Begleitverletzung zugezogen hatte.

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Injuries of the internal mammary artery after blunt thoracic trauma are rare but potentially fatal. A specific characteristic of these injuries is that they can become symptomatic even after a delay of several weeks. This article reports on the diagnosis and treatment of a 41-year-old motorcycle rider who suffered bilateral injuries of the internal mammary artery after a motorcycle accident without any additional bony lesions.

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Betsch, M., Jungbluth, P., Grassmann, JP. et al. Bilaterale Verletzung der A. thoracica interna nach stumpfem Thoraxtrauma. Unfallchirurg 113, 757–760 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00113-010-1804-x

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