Porta hepatis disruption from blunt trauma |
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Authors: | T J Bunt R Weimar J M Malone |
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Institution: | Department of Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, University of Arizona, Tucson 85010. |
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Abstract: | Extrahepatic porta hepatis injuries from blunt abdominal trauma are exceedingly rare; all recently reported cases involve disruption of the common bile duct at its intrapancreatic portion. We herein report a patient with lacerations of the proper hepatic artery and bile duct occurring from deceleration/torsion of the porta hepatis after high speed vehicular collision. |
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