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Traumatic Rupture of the Inferior Vena Cava: Report of a Case
Author(s) -
KUMAR B. S.,
SHARMA G. D.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1973.tb06828.x
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior vena cava , surgery , transverse colon , duodenum , tears , blood loss
Injuries of the inferior vena cava are rare, and the survival rate is low. The case of a patient who had tears in the inferior vena cava, duodenum and transverse colon is presented. Despite severe blood loss and cardiac arrest in the course of the surgical repair, once the bleeding was controlled the patient's condition improved, and he made a phenomenal recovery without complications.