TY - JOUR
T1 - An Unexpected 12.6 Centimeter Nail in the Thorax Damaging Vital Structures
T2 - A Case Report “Nailed It”
AU - Avedissian, Thomas H.
AU - Thuijs, Daniel J.F.M.
AU - Timmermans, Lucas
AU - Maat, Alexander P.W.M.
AU - Mahtab, Edris A.F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - We report a patient who was referred to the emergency room with pulmonary complaints and where a computed tomography (CT) scan showed an unexpected 12.6 cm nail in the thorax penetrating part of the left pulmonary upper lobe, the left pulmonary artery, the left main bronchus, and the descending aorta, which had been in situ for at least three days. The quickly deteriorating patient had to be transferred to a tertiary academic hospital where the nail was successfully surgically removed. The comprehensive description of this unique case with a discussion of the critical decision moments could render insights into the management of challenging trauma cases.
AB - We report a patient who was referred to the emergency room with pulmonary complaints and where a computed tomography (CT) scan showed an unexpected 12.6 cm nail in the thorax penetrating part of the left pulmonary upper lobe, the left pulmonary artery, the left main bronchus, and the descending aorta, which had been in situ for at least three days. The quickly deteriorating patient had to be transferred to a tertiary academic hospital where the nail was successfully surgically removed. The comprehensive description of this unique case with a discussion of the critical decision moments could render insights into the management of challenging trauma cases.
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U2 - 10.3390/surgeries4010006
DO - 10.3390/surgeries4010006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85158160331
SN - 2673-4095
VL - 4
SP - 38
EP - 45
JO - Surgeries (Switzerland)
JF - Surgeries (Switzerland)
IS - 1
ER -