CTICasesTraumatic Intercostal Artery Pseudoaneurysm and Breast Implant Rupture
▶ Watch on YouTube — age-restricted, cannot embed here
Imaging findings
A trauma patient presented with multiple rib fractures and a chest tube. Imaging revealed a traumatic injury to an intercostal vessel with bright contrast confined to a pseudoaneurysm adjacent to the rib fracture and hematoma. Additionally, a breast implant had ruptured, with subpectoral extension of implant material.
Key takeaways
Severe thoracic trauma can lead to a variety of injuries, including rib fractures, intercostal artery lacerations with pseudoaneurysm formation, and rupture of breast implants. These findings highlight the comprehensive assessment required in trauma patients and the varied manifestations of blunt force injury to the chest wall.
AI-assisted summary — may contain errors. Verify against the source video. Learn more
More from this webinar
- POEMS Syndrome with Castleman's DiseaseNeoplastic
- Hyperdense Pulmonary Emboli after MarathonVascular
- Anomalous Origin of Right Subclavian Artery from Pulmonary ArteryCongenital
- Kaplan SyndromeExposure
- Neurofibromatosis Type 1 with Cystic Lung DiseaseCongenital
- Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD)Neoplastic
- Lymphoma Presenting with Pericardial EffusionNeoplastic
- Matong Disease (Diffuse Symmetric Lipomatosis)Metabolic
See all cases from November 2, 2014 →
Related Trauma cases
- Luxatio Erecta (Inferior Glenohumeral Dislocation)
- Fractured Tracheostomy with Airway Dislodgement
- Extrapleural Hematoma and Hemothorax with Multiple Fat Stripe Signs
- Aspirated Lacerated Lip Fragment Causing Bronchial Obstruction
- Pneumomediastinum and Interstitial Emphysema in ARDS
- Pneumomediastinum due to Scuba Diving