Severe hemothorax due to traumatic fracture of thoracic vertebra
Abstract Background Hemothorax occurs in approx. 0.4% of all chest injury patients, but hemothorax due to a thoracic vertebral fracture is rare. Case presentation A 76-year-old Japanese man was transported to our hospital for right hemothorax due to a car accident. We performed emergency hemostasis...
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| author | Keigo Ozono Kiwa Son Kenta Momii Yoshihiro Morifuji Naoki Ikenaga Masafumi Nakamura |
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| description | Abstract Background Hemothorax occurs in approx. 0.4% of all chest injury patients, but hemothorax due to a thoracic vertebral fracture is rare. Case presentation A 76-year-old Japanese man was transported to our hospital for right hemothorax due to a car accident. We performed emergency hemostasis surgery and tried to stop the bleeding by several methods, but it was difficult to control the bleeding because the bleeding point was an artery branch that runs in front of the vertebral body. Conclusion It is important to be aware that a fractured vertebra can damage the aorta's arterial branch and follow a severe course. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d68e4937dcff409495ff8ad56f07bbfc2025-08-20T03:39:21ZengJapan Surgical SocietySurgical Case Reports2198-77932024-01-011011510.1186/s40792-024-01819-8Severe hemothorax due to traumatic fracture of thoracic vertebraKeigo Ozono0Kiwa Son1Kenta Momii2Yoshihiro Morifuji3Naoki Ikenaga4Masafumi Nakamura5Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu UniversityDepartment of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu UniversityDepartment of Emergency, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu UniversityDepartment of Surgery, Kyushu Rosai HospitalDepartment of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu UniversityDepartment of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu UniversityAbstract Background Hemothorax occurs in approx. 0.4% of all chest injury patients, but hemothorax due to a thoracic vertebral fracture is rare. Case presentation A 76-year-old Japanese man was transported to our hospital for right hemothorax due to a car accident. We performed emergency hemostasis surgery and tried to stop the bleeding by several methods, but it was difficult to control the bleeding because the bleeding point was an artery branch that runs in front of the vertebral body. Conclusion It is important to be aware that a fractured vertebra can damage the aorta's arterial branch and follow a severe course.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-024-01819-8HemothoraxTraumatic fractureThoracic vertebra |
| spellingShingle | Keigo Ozono Kiwa Son Kenta Momii Yoshihiro Morifuji Naoki Ikenaga Masafumi Nakamura Severe hemothorax due to traumatic fracture of thoracic vertebra Surgical Case Reports Hemothorax Traumatic fracture Thoracic vertebra |
| title | Severe hemothorax due to traumatic fracture of thoracic vertebra |
| title_full | Severe hemothorax due to traumatic fracture of thoracic vertebra |
| title_fullStr | Severe hemothorax due to traumatic fracture of thoracic vertebra |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe hemothorax due to traumatic fracture of thoracic vertebra |
| title_short | Severe hemothorax due to traumatic fracture of thoracic vertebra |
| title_sort | severe hemothorax due to traumatic fracture of thoracic vertebra |
| topic | Hemothorax Traumatic fracture Thoracic vertebra |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-024-01819-8 |
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