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  • Title: Right massive haemothorax as the presentation of blunt cardiac rupture: the pitfall of coexisting pericardial laceration.
    Author: Chen SW, Huang YK, Liao CH, Wang SY.
    Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg; 2014 Feb; 18(2):245-6. PubMed ID: 24218497.
    Abstract:
    A 74-year old female was transferred to our institution because of blunt chest trauma. Chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) revealed right haemothorax and little pericardial effusion. She was taken to the operating theatre for emergent operation because of hypotension and massive bleeding from the right-sided chest tube. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was started during surgical exploration. There were three 1-cm lacerations actively bleeding from the right atrium and inferior vena cava junction, which were repaired successfully. Furthermore, we identified a 10 cm laceration in the right-side pleuropericardium and a communication existing between the pericardial space and the right pleural space.
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