A Very Unusual Case of Mediastinal Impalement Injury.

Author	H Hosseinnejad	en
Author	M Vaziri	en
Issued Date	2008-01-01	en
Abstract	Abstract:: Mediastinal impalement is a very uncommon and often fatal injury and one of the most severe types of penetrating chest injuries. Patients with this type of injury always undergo operative intervention regardless of the hemodynamic state or associated injury and only a few cases have been reported in which the patient recovered without any sequel. We present a previously unreported case of mediastinal impalement injury in which a 20-cm long stab was entered through the manubrium and remained within the anterior mediastinum with no cardiac, great vessel or hilar injury. The patient remained hemodynamically stable and the foreign body which had penetrated the pericardium and been stopped near the pulmonary artery was extracted via sternotomy incision. Follow-up of the patient for about 9 months revealed no complication or reidual effect of his accident.	en
DOI	https://doi.org/	en
Keyword	Mediastinum	en
Keyword	Penetrating Trauma	en
Keyword	Impalement Injury	en
Publisher	Brieflands	en
Title	A Very Unusual Case of Mediastinal Impalement Injury.	en
Type	Research Article	en

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