Elective surgery for liver injury and misinserted tube into the inferior vena cava associated with chest tube replacement: A case report.

Hiroshi HommaKenichiro UchiboriFumimasa KoboriKentaro KawaiKazunari AzumaShoji SuzukiKotaro UchidaJun Oda

Published in: Acute medicine & surgery (2024)

Liver injury caused by an inferior vena cava misinsertion-associated chest tube can be treated with elective surgery in anticipation of the tube's tamponade effect. However, due to the risk of rebleeding, imaging follow-up is necessary soon after surgery.

Keyphrases

liver injury
inferior vena cava
drug induced
pulmonary embolism
minimally invasive
vena cava
coronary artery bypass
patients undergoing
high resolution
surgical site infection
acute coronary syndrome
newly diagnosed
fluorescence imaging