A case of delayed hemothorax with an inferior phrenic artery injury detected and treated endovascularly

Keiji Yamanashi; Shota Nakao; Koji Idoguchi; Tetsuya Matsuoka

doi:10.1002/ccr3.311

A case of delayed hemothorax with an inferior phrenic artery injury detected and treated endovascularly

Clin Case Rep. 2015 Jul;3(7):660-3. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.311. Epub 2015 Jun 11.

Authors

Keiji Yamanashi¹, Shota Nakao², Koji Idoguchi², Tetsuya Matsuoka²

Affiliations

¹ Osaka Prefectural Senshu Critical Care Medical Center Izumisano, Osaka, Japan ; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tazuke Kofukai Foundation, Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital Osaka, Japan.
² Osaka Prefectural Senshu Critical Care Medical Center Izumisano, Osaka, Japan.

Abstract

We report the rare case of delayed hemothorax (DHX) with an inferior phrenic artery (IPA) injury due to blunt thoracic trauma. Our case suggests that DHX almost always occurs early after injury, and endovascular treatment is an effective procedure for traumatic hemothorax including DHX.

Keywords: Blunt thoracic trauma; delayed hemothorax; endovascular treatment; inferior phrenic artery.

Publication types

Case Reports