Repair of Penetrating Pericardial and Diaphragmatic Injury with Cormatrix® Patch in a Case of Suicide Attempt

Repair of Penetrating Pericardial and Diaphragmatic Injury with Cormatrix® Patch in a Case of Suicide Attempt

Abstract The authors report the case of a suicide attempt. A 59-year-old man with self-inflicted penetrating chest trauma underwent emergency cardiothoracic surgery. Pre-operative computed tomography scan showed critical proximity between the blade and the right ventricle. Intraoperative findings sh...

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Main Authors: Federica Jiritano, Carlo Garrasi, Lucia Cristodoro, Egidio Bevacqua, Pasquale Mastroroberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Diaphragm/Injuries
Pericardium/Injuries
Thoracic Injuries/Surgery
Suicide, Attempted
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382017000100057&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling doaj-56261e867fb74d1283e2d42612e684922020-11-24T23:07:17ZengSociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia CardiovascularBrazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery1678-9741321575910.21470/1678-9741-2016-0055S0102-76382017000100057Repair of Penetrating Pericardial and Diaphragmatic Injury with Cormatrix® Patch in a Case of Suicide AttemptFederica JiritanoCarlo GarrasiLucia CristodoroEgidio BevacquaPasquale MastrorobertoAbstract The authors report the case of a suicide attempt. A 59-year-old man with self-inflicted penetrating chest trauma underwent emergency cardiothoracic surgery. Pre-operative computed tomography scan showed critical proximity between the blade and the right ventricle. Intraoperative findings showed a pericardial laceration and a huge diaphragmatic lesion with heart and abdominal organs integrity. The diaphragm muscle was repaired with a CorMatrix® patch, an acceptable alternative to the traditional synthetic mesh avoiding infection and repeated herniation.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382017000100057&lng=en&tlng=enDiaphragm/InjuriesPericardium/InjuriesThoracic Injuries/SurgerySuicide, Attempted
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author Federica Jiritano
Carlo Garrasi
Lucia Cristodoro
Egidio Bevacqua
Pasquale Mastroroberto
spellingShingle Federica Jiritano
Carlo Garrasi
Lucia Cristodoro
Egidio Bevacqua
Pasquale Mastroroberto
Repair of Penetrating Pericardial and Diaphragmatic Injury with Cormatrix® Patch in a Case of Suicide Attempt
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Diaphragm/Injuries
Pericardium/Injuries
Thoracic Injuries/Surgery
Suicide, Attempted
author_facet Federica Jiritano
Carlo Garrasi
Lucia Cristodoro
Egidio Bevacqua
Pasquale Mastroroberto
author_sort Federica Jiritano
title Repair of Penetrating Pericardial and Diaphragmatic Injury with Cormatrix® Patch in a Case of Suicide Attempt
title_short Repair of Penetrating Pericardial and Diaphragmatic Injury with Cormatrix® Patch in a Case of Suicide Attempt
title_full Repair of Penetrating Pericardial and Diaphragmatic Injury with Cormatrix® Patch in a Case of Suicide Attempt
title_fullStr Repair of Penetrating Pericardial and Diaphragmatic Injury with Cormatrix® Patch in a Case of Suicide Attempt
title_full_unstemmed Repair of Penetrating Pericardial and Diaphragmatic Injury with Cormatrix® Patch in a Case of Suicide Attempt
title_sort repair of penetrating pericardial and diaphragmatic injury with cormatrix® patch in a case of suicide attempt
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
series Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
issn 1678-9741
description Abstract The authors report the case of a suicide attempt. A 59-year-old man with self-inflicted penetrating chest trauma underwent emergency cardiothoracic surgery. Pre-operative computed tomography scan showed critical proximity between the blade and the right ventricle. Intraoperative findings showed a pericardial laceration and a huge diaphragmatic lesion with heart and abdominal organs integrity. The diaphragm muscle was repaired with a CorMatrix® patch, an acceptable alternative to the traditional synthetic mesh avoiding infection and repeated herniation.
topic Diaphragm/Injuries
Pericardium/Injuries
Thoracic Injuries/Surgery
Suicide, Attempted
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382017000100057&lng=en&tlng=en
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