Transection of the retrohepatic vena cava in a case of total situs inversus following blunt trauma |
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| Authors: | D J Jones R E Daum |
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| Affiliation: | Princess of Wales Royal Air Force Hospital Ely Cambs. |
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| Abstract: | Total transection of the retrohepatic inferior vena cava from blunt trauma is a rare and usually fatal injury. Such an injury in a patient with total situs inversus and previous surgical correction of great vessel transposition is described. A possible mechanism for the injury is suggested. |
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