Motor Vehicle Collision Patient with Simultaneous Duodenal Transection and Thoracic Aorta Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Blunt polytrauma can present complex management decisions. Here we report the case of a 31-year-old male involved in a high speed motor vehicle collision resulting in both duodenal and thoracic aorta injury that was managed collaboratively between the trauma, vascular, and cardiothoracic surgical te...
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| description | Blunt polytrauma can present complex management decisions. Here we report the case of a 31-year-old male involved in a high speed motor vehicle collision resulting in both duodenal and thoracic aorta injury that was managed collaboratively between the trauma, vascular, and cardiothoracic surgical teams. The patient went on to a full recovery. We also review the management of such injuries which has evolved over the past two decades resulting in less morbidity and mortality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d7da18faa75a489a926636fece26e82e2025-08-20T03:23:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192015-01-01201510.1155/2015/519836519836Motor Vehicle Collision Patient with Simultaneous Duodenal Transection and Thoracic Aorta Injury: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureCharlie Chen0Kevin Schuster1Bishwajit Bhattacharya2Surgical Critical Care and Surgical Emergencies, Section of Trauma, Yale School of Medicine, 330 Cedar Street, BB310, P.O. Box 208062, New Haven, CT 06520-8062, USASurgical Critical Care and Surgical Emergencies, Section of Trauma, Yale School of Medicine, 330 Cedar Street, BB310, P.O. Box 208062, New Haven, CT 06520-8062, USASurgical Critical Care and Surgical Emergencies, Section of Trauma, Yale School of Medicine, 330 Cedar Street, BB310, P.O. Box 208062, New Haven, CT 06520-8062, USABlunt polytrauma can present complex management decisions. Here we report the case of a 31-year-old male involved in a high speed motor vehicle collision resulting in both duodenal and thoracic aorta injury that was managed collaboratively between the trauma, vascular, and cardiothoracic surgical teams. The patient went on to a full recovery. We also review the management of such injuries which has evolved over the past two decades resulting in less morbidity and mortality.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/519836 |
| spellingShingle | Charlie Chen Kevin Schuster Bishwajit Bhattacharya Motor Vehicle Collision Patient with Simultaneous Duodenal Transection and Thoracic Aorta Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Motor Vehicle Collision Patient with Simultaneous Duodenal Transection and Thoracic Aorta Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Motor Vehicle Collision Patient with Simultaneous Duodenal Transection and Thoracic Aorta Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Motor Vehicle Collision Patient with Simultaneous Duodenal Transection and Thoracic Aorta Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motor Vehicle Collision Patient with Simultaneous Duodenal Transection and Thoracic Aorta Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Motor Vehicle Collision Patient with Simultaneous Duodenal Transection and Thoracic Aorta Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | motor vehicle collision patient with simultaneous duodenal transection and thoracic aorta injury a case report and review of the literature |
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