Traumatic Injury of the Innominate Artery: A Case Report.

Park, Sohyung; Cho, Whee Yeol; Kim, Dae Yeol; Cho, Sung Jin

doi:2012.36.2.182

Korean J Leg Med > Volume 36(2); 2012 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2012;36(2):182-185.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7580/KoreanJLegMed.2012.36.2.182 Published online November 30, 2012.

Traumatic Injury of the Innominate Artery: A Case Report.

Sohyung Park, Whee Yeol Cho, Dae Yeol Kim, Sung Jin Cho

Department of Forensic Medicine, Eastern District office, National Forensic Service, Wonju-si, Gangwon, Korea. zzeva@korea.kr

Abstract

Although the innominate artery is protected by a bony structure, traumatic injury of this vessel has been reported. These injuries usually occur after blunt chest trauma or sudden deceleration, and are often coupled with other associated injuries. However, we experienced an unusual occurrence where a deceased patient with no history of blunt trauma and no apparent injury on the chest, head, or neck showed an isolated injury of the innominate artery with extensive hemorrhage at the postmortem examination. In the present report, we describe the present case, indicating the characteristics of the innominate artery injury, and review the associated literature.

Key Words: injury, innominate artery, autopsy