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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 47, 612-613, Copyright © 1989 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Traumatic rupture of the pulmonary artery

MP Collins and GC Robinson
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Traumatic rupture of the main pulmonary artery in a surviving patient is very rare. The case history of a 37-year-old man who sustained blunt chest trauma in a motor vehicle accident is presented. A persistent, bloody right pleural effusion led to the diagnosis of a ruptured right main pulmonary artery, which was surgically repaired using cardiopulmonary bypass. Points of diagnostic interest and therapeutic decision making are discussed.

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