IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 45 (2014) e179 doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezu031 Advance Access publication 19 February 2014

Intrathoracic humerus head migration following blunt thoracic trauma Francesco Monaco*, Mario Barone and Maurizio Monaco Thoracic Surgery Unit, ‘Policlinico G. Martino Hospital’ of University of Messina, Messina, Italy * Corresponding author. Thoracic Surgery Unit, ‘Policlinico G. Martino Hospital’ of University of Messina, Via C. Pompea 1, Messina, Italy. Tel: +39-090-353053; e-mail: [email protected] (F. Monaco). Received 15 November 2013; received in revised form 17 December 2013; accepted 15 January 2014

Keywords: Thoracic blunt trauma • Humerus fracture • Videothoracoscopic procedure

We report a rare complication following blunt thoracic trauma. Following a road traffic accident, the patient sustained a right intrathoracic migration of fractured humerus head

through the chest cavity (Fig. 1). The injury was treated with a thoracoscopic approach (Fig. 2) and sequential humerus prosthesis implantation.

Figure 1: Computed tomography scan.

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IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY

Figure 2: Video-assisted thoracic surgery feature.

Intrathoracic humerus head migration following blunt thoracic trauma.

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