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  • Title: Blunt traumatic left atrial appendage rupture and cardiac herniation.
    Author: Nhan NH, Anh PT, Trung TM, Pezzella AT.
    Journal: Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann; 2014 Jun; 22(5):598-600. PubMed ID: 24585276.
    Abstract:
    A 42-year-old man sustained blunt thoracic trauma after a motor vehicle accident. He underwent an urgent operation. Operative findings included a large hematoma, a 4-cm tear in the left atrial appendage, and a long pleuropericardial rupture along the right phrenic nerve. We repaired the left atrial appendage without cardiopulmonary bypass, and closed the pericardial defect primarily. The patient recovered fully and was discharged on the 6th postoperative day.
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