An Unexpected 12.6 Centimeter Nail in the Thorax Damaging Vital Structures: A Case Report “Nailed It”
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 aort...
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| author | Thomas H. Avedissian Daniel J. F. M. Thuijs Lucas Timmermans Alexander P. W. M. Maat Edris A. F. Mahtab |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-0e9ce22f8fec4a739bd043ff387f87af2023-11-17T13:54:40ZengMDPI AGSurgeries2673-40952023-01-0141384510.3390/surgeries4010006An Unexpected 12.6 Centimeter Nail in the Thorax Damaging Vital Structures: A Case Report “Nailed It”Thomas H. Avedissian0Daniel J. F. M. Thuijs1Lucas Timmermans2Alexander P. W. M. Maat3Edris A. F. Mahtab4Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Albert Schweitzerplaats 25, 3318 AT Dordrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Trauma Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The NetherlandsWe 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4095/4/1/6thoracic traumapenetrating injuryforeign bodythoracic surgeryradiology |
| spellingShingle | Thomas H. Avedissian Daniel J. F. M. Thuijs Lucas Timmermans Alexander P. W. M. Maat Edris A. F. Mahtab An Unexpected 12.6 Centimeter Nail in the Thorax Damaging Vital Structures: A Case Report “Nailed It” Surgeries thoracic trauma penetrating injury foreign body thoracic surgery radiology |
| title | An Unexpected 12.6 Centimeter Nail in the Thorax Damaging Vital Structures: A Case Report “Nailed It” |
| title_full | An Unexpected 12.6 Centimeter Nail in the Thorax Damaging Vital Structures: A Case Report “Nailed It” |
| title_fullStr | An Unexpected 12.6 Centimeter Nail in the Thorax Damaging Vital Structures: A Case Report “Nailed It” |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Unexpected 12.6 Centimeter Nail in the Thorax Damaging Vital Structures: A Case Report “Nailed It” |
| title_short | An Unexpected 12.6 Centimeter Nail in the Thorax Damaging Vital Structures: A Case Report “Nailed It” |
| title_sort | unexpected 12 6 centimeter nail in the thorax damaging vital structures a case report nailed it |
| topic | thoracic trauma penetrating injury foreign body thoracic surgery radiology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4095/4/1/6 |
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