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1/101. Central venous access: accidental arterial puncture in a patient with right-sided aortic arch.

    OBJECTIVE: To describe an unusual case of accidental insertion of a central line into an anomalous right-sided aortic arch. DESIGN: Case report, clinical. SETTINGS: Community hospital, university-affiliated. CONCLUSIONS: Intraoperative radioscopy, chest radiographs, and pressure transducer monitoring usually allow for the prompt recognition of the accidental insertion of venous catheters into the arterial system. However, in the presence of a right-sided aortic arch, a central line could be erroneously inserted into the arterial system and the radiologic findings can give the false impression of a correct placement in the superior vena cava.
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2/101. Multivascular trauma on an adolescent. Perioperative management.

    Penetrating vascular injury, in particular at the neck, is a life-threatening trauma not only of the nature and the anatomic proximity of cardiovascular, aerodigestive, glandular and neurologic system but also of the development of early and late complications. The following case report describes our experience with a penetrating wound patient, who was admitted to our emergencies twelve hours after the accident. The only demonstrable objective signs included a large hematoma at the right-side of the neck and distended mediastinum on the chest X-ray. As the patient was cardiovascularly unstable he was immediately transported to the theater without any angiography. The mandatory operative exploration was initially unsuccessful and a median sternotomy with a standard cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermia circulatory arrest was established to restore all the vascular lesions. Actually, the patient was in critical condition with a rupture of the right internal jugular vein, a large pseudoaneurysm of the innominate artery and an avulsion of the ascending aorta with the suspicion of a cardiac tamponade. The postoperative period lasted two full months, while complications appeared. The substantial message from this multivascular trauma is the early diagnosis of the life-threatening complications as exsanguinations, ventricular fibrillation and the ability to minimize postoperative complications, which will impair the normal functional life of the patient.
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3/101. Thoracoscopic retrieval of foreign body after penetrating chest injury: report of two cases.

    Video-assisted thoracic surgery has proved to be valuable in many settings in thoracic surgery. The use of video-assisted thoracic surgery in trauma has recently rapidly increased. It is useful in acute or delayed management of patients with blunt and penetrating chest trauma. It is safe for removal of clotted hemothorax, treatment of thoracic empyema, treatment of persistent pneumothorax, treatment of chylothorax, and for diagnosis of diaphragmatic injury. We report two cases using thoracoscopy to remove intrathoracic metal fragments and avert the need for thoracotomy. In the first patient, a metal fragment injury was sustained via a penetrating wound from the supraclavicular notch to the right upper lung. The metal fragment was retrieved and the lung was repaired thoracoscopically using conventional suturing techniques. A second patient sustained a broken pin injury to the left upper mediastinum via a low neck wound. The pin was successfully removed under videothoracoscopy. Both patients recovered uneventfully and had shortened hospital stays. We feel that thoracoscopy offers a therapeutic as well as diagnostic benefit in stable patients with penetrating chest trauma.
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4/101. Chest wall reconstruction with autologas rib grafts in dogs and report of a clinic case.

    OBJECTIVE: Nowadays, in chest wall reconstruction prosthetic materials are generally used. However, the rejections of prosthetic materials and infections frequently occur in chest wall reconstruction, especially after radiotherapy or resection that is performed due to infections. methods: We used 10 mongrel dogs and performed resections of 8 cm diameter on their chest walls. In the reconstruction of these defects, in five of the subjects, we used two free rib grafts with periosteum to be resected from the contralateral side and in other five subjects, we used free rib grafts without periosteum. After this experimental study, sternal resection was performed in a 24-year-old man because of sternal osteomyelitis. First to obtain rib grafts with periosteum, partial resection was performed to 5th, 7th, and 9th ribs of the lateral left side. After, total sternal resection, end to end anastomosis was performed to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th anterior ends of the ribs. RESULTS: Autogeneous rib grafts were found to be enough to provide chest wall stabilization. CONCLUSIONS: The contralateral autogeneous free rib grafts can successfully be used in reconstruction of wide chest wall defects. This method is found to be effective and sufficient to prevent infection, rejection and to provide stabilization.
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5/101. life-threatening nail gun injuries.

    The use of pneumatic and explosive cartridge-activated nail guns is common in the construction industry. The ease and speed of nailing these tools afford enhance productivity at the cost of increased potential for traumatic injury. Although extremity injuries are most common, life-threatening injuries to the head, neck, chest, or abdomen and pelvis may occur. During a 20-month period, eight potentially life-threatening nail gun injuries were admitted to a Level I trauma center, including injuries to the brain, eye, neck, heart, lung, and femoral artery. Mechanism of injury included nail ricochet, nail gun misuse due to inadequate training, and successful suicide. Nail guns have significant potential for causing severe debilitating injury and death. These findings indicate a need for improved safety features and user education. The various types of nail guns, their ballistic potential, and techniques for operative management are discussed.
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6/101. Breaking the rules: a thoracic impalement injury.

    In the case of a patient with an impalement injury, the object should be removed in a controlled operating theatre environment. We report an 18-year-old man for whom this rule could not be followed. He was removed from a metal pipe transfixing his chest at the roadside.
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7/101. Penetrating knife injury to the heart.

    A 39-year-old man attempted to kill himself using a small knife to penetrate the left anterior chest wall because of trouble at work and with his girlfriend. On arrival at the emergency room, his consciousness was not clear and vital signs were unstable. The knife remained vertically located in the left anterior chest wall. A large left hemothorax was identified by chest X-ray, and moderate cardiac tamponade was detected by echocardiography. Left-sided chest drainage was performed by inserting a chest drainage tube, and about 2500 ml of hemorrhagic effusion was drained. An emergency operation was performed to relieve the cardiac tamponade and repair the penetrating cardiac injury. About an hour after arrival at the emergency room, a median sternotomy was performed in the operating room. The knife had injured the surface of the right ventricular outflow tract, the left lung, and the 3rd intercostal artery and vein. cardiopulmonary bypass was immediately prepared for the repair of the cardiac injury. The wounds were successfully repaired with pledgeted sutures under cardiac beating. The postoperative course was uneventful with no sign of infection. The patient was discharged at 9 days after the operation. Here we have reported a case of successful surgical repair of a penetrating knife injury to the heart, which was managed by immediate resuscitation and emergency surgery.
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8/101. Dural puncture and corticotherapy as risks factors for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.

    Dural puncture with corticosteroid could be a predisposing factor for cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). A 35-year-old woman using oral contraception was treated with corticosteroid epidural infiltration for L5 radiculalgia. The following day a postural headache developed and accidental dural puncture was suspected. Four days later, she presented with fever and consciousness impairment requiring mechanical ventilation. magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) confirmed thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus. Recanalization was observed three weeks later and the patient fully recovered. blood tests for thrombophilia showed a moderate decrease in the C protein level (chronometric activity 44%, N = 65-130). CVT has been reported after spinal anaesthesia or peridural anaesthesia with accidental puncture. After dural puncture the decrease of cerebrospinal fluid pressure induces a rostrocaudal sagging effect with traumatic damage to the fragile venous endothelial wall, and may trigger a venous vasodilatation with resultant stasis. CVT has also been described in patients after lumbar puncture and oral corticoid treatment for multiple sclerosis and after corticosteroid intrathecal infiltration. Therefore, corticosteroids can be considered as a potential additional procoagulant stimuli.
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9/101. life-threatening air rifle injuries to the heart in three boys.

    air rifles, or BB guns, are generally thought of as childhood toys. Although most injuries are not serious, life-threatening events have been reported. Within a 1-year period, 3 boys presented after BB gun shots to the chest, all requiring surgical intervention for penetrating injuries to the heart. A 15-year-old underwent window pericardiotomy for hemopericardium with thrombus 24 hours after admission. Another, 5 years of age, underwent emergent exclusion of the cardiac apex for a traumatic ventricular septal defect. The third, 8 years old, had a right ventricular injury requiring an urgent subxiphoid pericardial window for tamponade. All recovered uneventfully. Increased public awareness, adult supervision, safety training, and appropriate legislation are needed to decrease the risks of these potentially lethal weapons.
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10/101. An unusual pulmonary perforation case after chest tube placement.

    Pulmonary laceration is an uncommon complication of tube thoracostomy technique that is expected vigorous clinically and may be fatal. In this study, we report a case of pulmonary laceration owing to a tube thoracostomy, with no clinical signs, and detected incidentally on thorax computed tomography.
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