Traumatic tricuspid regurgitation is a rare complication of blunt chest trauma. With the increase in the number of automobile accidents, traumatic tricuspid regurgitation has become an important problem after blunt chest trauma. It has been reported more frequently because of better diagnostic procedures and a better understanding of the pathology. The early diagnosis of traumatic tricuspid reg...

Chest trauma can affect any one or all components of the chest wall and thoracic cavity (bony skeleton, lungs and tracheobronchial tree, heart and great vessels, esophagus and diaphragm). This review is focused on the pathophysiology, diagnostic and treatment of blunt and penetrating thoracic injuries.

introduction: diaphragmatic hernia could be caused by congenital disorders, blunt trauma or penetrating injuries. the diagnosis of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia is normally neglected during the first presentation leading to late complications and considerably increased mortality and morbidity among the patients. materials and methods: in this retrospective, descriptive study, we reviewed the m...

Pneumothorax (PTX) in patients with penetrating thoracic trauma is routinely ruled out with serial chest radiographs (CXRs). This study examined the efficacy of a shortened time period between initial and follow-up radiographs. Patients with penetrating torso injuries treated at a Level-1 trauma center received a CXR during their initial evaluation. If no pneumothorax or hemothorax was noted, a...

Emergency lung resection for chest trauma is a rare event with a reported incidence of 0.08-1.3% but is associated with a high morbidity and mortality especially if a pneumonectomy is required, if due to blunt chest trauma or when concomitant injuries are present. We report three cases of young adult males with penetrating chest injuries that required emergency thoracotomy (ET) and anatomical l...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the FAST (focused assessment with sonography in trauma) examination for determining traumatic pericardial effusion and intraperitoneal fluid indicative of injury in patients with penetrating anterior chest trauma. METHODS An observational prospective study was conducted over a 30-month period at an urban level I trauma center. FAST was performed in the emergency departme...

Chest trauma is classified as blunt or penetrating, with being the cause of most thoracic injuries (90%). The main difference in penetrating opening cavity, created either by stabbing gunshot wounds, which absent chest trauma. Following head and extremities injuries, Blunt are third common injury polytrauma patients. Assessment patients clinical radiographic finding suggestive pneumothorax, rib...

Pneumopericardium indicates the free air in the pericardium. It can develop secondary to many different reasons and the most common cause in etiology is trauma. Other pathologies are usually accompanied in cases of pneumopericardium developed secondary to penetrating thoracic traumas, and isolated pneumopericardium is a very rare condition. In this article, a rare case of isolated pneumopericar...