Trap-Door Incision for Penetrating Thoracic Trauma: An Obsolete Approach?

Penetrating injuries to the subclavian vessels are uncommon and very severe lesions. They are difficult to expose and carry a high mortality. “Trap-door” incisions have lately been dismissed as too mutilating for the occasional victim of a penetrating thoracic trauma with massive bleeding difficult...

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Main Authors: Ana Fabregues Olea, Leire Zarain Obrador, Dolores Perez-Diaz, Fernando Turégano Fuentes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/798242
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author Ana Fabregues Olea
Leire Zarain Obrador
Dolores Perez-Diaz
Fernando Turégano Fuentes
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description Penetrating injuries to the subclavian vessels are uncommon and very severe lesions. They are difficult to expose and carry a high mortality. “Trap-door” incisions have lately been dismissed as too mutilating for the occasional victim of a penetrating thoracic trauma with massive bleeding difficult that is to expose. We present a case of severe bleeding from a stab wound in the left subclavicular area in a heavy-built patient where a “trap-door” incision proved inevitable to expose and repair the injury, and most probably saved his life.
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spelling doaj-art-ee680a2df21f46d9baca36530f6a74b02025-08-20T03:20:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192014-01-01201410.1155/2014/798242798242Trap-Door Incision for Penetrating Thoracic Trauma: An Obsolete Approach?Ana Fabregues Olea0Leire Zarain Obrador1Dolores Perez-Diaz2Fernando Turégano Fuentes3General and Emergency Surgery, Gregorio Marañón University General Hospital (GMUGH), 28007 Madrid, SpainGeneral and Emergency Surgery, Gregorio Marañón University General Hospital (GMUGH), 28007 Madrid, SpainGeneral and Emergency Surgery, Gregorio Marañón University General Hospital (GMUGH), 28007 Madrid, SpainGeneral and Emergency Surgery, Gregorio Marañón University General Hospital (GMUGH), 28007 Madrid, SpainPenetrating injuries to the subclavian vessels are uncommon and very severe lesions. They are difficult to expose and carry a high mortality. “Trap-door” incisions have lately been dismissed as too mutilating for the occasional victim of a penetrating thoracic trauma with massive bleeding difficult that is to expose. We present a case of severe bleeding from a stab wound in the left subclavicular area in a heavy-built patient where a “trap-door” incision proved inevitable to expose and repair the injury, and most probably saved his life.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/798242
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Trap-Door Incision for Penetrating Thoracic Trauma: An Obsolete Approach?
Case Reports in Surgery
title Trap-Door Incision for Penetrating Thoracic Trauma: An Obsolete Approach?
title_full Trap-Door Incision for Penetrating Thoracic Trauma: An Obsolete Approach?
title_fullStr Trap-Door Incision for Penetrating Thoracic Trauma: An Obsolete Approach?
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title_short Trap-Door Incision for Penetrating Thoracic Trauma: An Obsolete Approach?
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