Fatal Delayed Hemothorax after Simple Rib Fracture
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Phrenic Arterial Injury Presenting as Delayed Hemothorax Complicating Simple Rib Fracture
Delayed hemothorax after blunt torso injury is rare, but might be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We present a case of delayed hemothorax bleeding from phrenic artery injury in a 24-year-old woman. The patient suffered from multiple rib fractures on the right side, a right hemopneumothorax, thoracic vertebral injury and a pelvic bone fracture after a fall from a fourth floo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2383-5702,2383-5710
DOI: 10.7580/kjlm.2017.41.2.56