Open AccessUndetected Aorto-RV Fistula With Aortic Valve Injury and Delayed Cardiac Tamponade following a Chest Stab Wound: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Jamil Esfahanizadeh,
Mohammad Abbasi Tashnizi,
Aliasghar Moeinipour,
Alireza Sepehri Shamloo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
trauma monthly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2251-7464
pISSN - 2251-7472
DOI - 10.5812/traumamon.11607
Subject(s) - medicine , stab wound , cardiac tamponade , intracardiac injection , fistula , surgery , tamponade , aortic valve , cardiology
Although a few patients will survive after penetrating cardiac injuries, some of them may have unnoticeable intracardiac injuries. The combination of aorto-right ventricular fistula with aortic valve injury is rare.
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