J Korean Soc Traumatol.  2012 Dec;25(4):287-290.

Caval Injury due to Blunt Trauma: A Report of Two cases

• Ryu DW
• Lee MK
• Lee SY

Abstract

Cardiac rupture after blunt trauma is very rare and caval injury is even rarer. However, cardiac rupture after blunt trauma is associated with very high mortality and can occur without a high speed collision or severe thoracic injury. Symptoms are not expressed in all patients in the early stage, so the condition is easily overlooked if patients have an associated injury, minimal thoracic injury or relatively stable vital signs. We report the successful management of two cases of vena caval injury after blunt trauma with slight thoracic injury.

Keyword

Cardiac rupture; Caval injury; Blunt trauma

MeSH Terms

Heart Rupture
Humans
Thoracic Injuries