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- Impact Factor: 1.809**
- H-Index: 6
- ISSN: 2474-1655
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655
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- Sleep Medicine and Disorders
- Dentistry and Oral Biology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Inflammation
- Otolaryngology
- Vascular Medicine
- Endoscopy
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Abstract
Citation: Ann Clin Case Rep. 2021;6(1):1923.DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655.1923
Pulmonary Artery Dissection after Trauma
Michael Städt, Matthias Pauschinger, Michael Lell and Johannes Schwab
Institute of Radiology and Neuroradiology, South Nuremberg Hospital, Germany Department of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University, General Hospital Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany
*Correspondance to: Johannes Schwab
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Abstract:
Pulmonary Artery Dissection (PAD) is a rare finding and usually reported in the context of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Only a few traumatic dissections have been published in literature. We add another case of PAD in a patient after a fall from great height. Case Report: We present a case of a 46-year-old woman who fell out of a window (estimated 8 meters of height) under unclear circumstances. She was stabilized at the scene of the accident and then transferred to our hospital for further diagnostics and therapy. An emergency whole body- CT (Computed Tomography) revealed multiple severe injuries including a small aortic dissection, complex fractures as well as dissection of the right main pulmonary artery. The dissection was managed conservatively and several follow-up CT scans showed no progression. The patient's fractures were successively treated surgically. Her general condition improved in the course of time and she could finally be transferred to outpatient care. Conclusion: We present another rare case of traumatic pulmonary artery dissection.
Keywords:
Pulmonary; Artery; Dissection; Trauma
Cite the Article:
Städt M, Schwab J, Lell M. Pulmonary Artery Dissection after Trauma. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2021; 6: 1923..