| Aortic bullet embolization revealed by peripheral ischemia after a thoracic gunshot wound. | |
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PMID: 21172940 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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We present the case of a 21-year-old male who came to the emergency ward for a thorax bullet wound. At our first check-up, the computed tomography (CT)-scan showed a pulmonary contusion, a hemothorax and a suspicious image of a thoracic aortic wound. The patient was stable, but soon after admission a distal ischemic syndrome appeared which revealed the emboli of the projectile. We removed it and a stent graft was implanted into the thoracic aorta. We report our experience of the treatment and the mechanisms that explain how such a wound did not kill the patient. Keywords: Thoracic aorta; Gunshot wound; Distal embolic ischemi. |
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Carine Pavy; Guillaume Lebreton; Bruno Sanchez; François Roques |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2010-12-20 |
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Title: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery Volume: - ISSN: 1569-9285 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-12-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101158399 Medline TA: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. |
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