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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Published inCase reports in surgery Vol. 2014; no. 2014; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Fabregues Olea, Ana, Zarain Obrador, Leire, Perez-Diaz, Dolores, Turégano Fuentes, Fernando
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Hindawi Limited
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Summary: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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Academic Editor: Oded Olsha
ISSN:2090-6900
2090-6919
DOI:10.1155/2014/798242