Right Atrium Perforation by a Pleural Drain. Report of a Case with Survival

J. A. Casillas; A. de la Fuente

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1021989

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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1983; 31(4): 247-248
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021989

Case Report

Right Atrium Perforation by a Pleural Drain. Report of a Case with Survival

J. A. Casillas, A. de la Fuente

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Navarra University, Pamplona, Spain

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1982

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

A case of right atrium Perforation by an intercostal drain is presented. The patient survived this serious complication.

The fatal outcome was avoided by cross-clamping the pleural drain after withdrawing 800 to 1000 cl of blood, and an immediate X-ray study with contrast being carried out.

Key words

Right atrium damage - Pleural drain - Angiography