Isolated traumatic supradiaphragmatic transection of the inferior vena cava associated with seat belt and airbag use in motor vehicle crashes

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jun;157(6):e365-e366. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.12.026. Epub 2018 Dec 21.

Authors

Nan Yeol Kim¹, Jong Bum Choi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wonkwang University School of Medicine Hospital, Iksan, Chonbuk, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wonkwang University School of Medicine Hospital, Iksan, Chonbuk, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: jobchoi@jbnu.ac.kr.

PMID: 30665761
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.12.026

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Air Bags / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Pericardial Effusion / etiology
Seat Belts / adverse effects*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vascular Grafting / methods
Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging
Vena Cava, Inferior / injuries*
Vena Cava, Inferior / surgery