TY - JOUR ID - 55425 TI - EMERGENCY THORACOTOMY FOR CARDIAC OR GREAT VESSEL INJURIES : A REPRT OF 5 CASES. JO - Basrah Journal of Surgery JA - BSURG LA - en SN - 1683-3589 AU - Y Al Museilih, Abdulsalam AD - Y1 - 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 11 IS - 1 SP - 100 EP - 109 KW - THORACOTOMY DO - 10.33762/bsurg.2005.55425 N2 - The different modes of injury to the heart extend from motor vehicle accidents to penetrating injury by a pencil tip1. The incidence of penetrating cardiac injuries appears to be rising, presumably because of an increase in civilian violence2. Penetrating cardiac injuries are still a challenge for surgeons because of their difficulty as to the diagnosis, bad prognosis and the necessity of acute operation3. UR - https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_55425.html L1 - https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_55425_91368bc2dcf6c65295981df99d9f4ed8.pdf ER -