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Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:680-681
© 1988 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Penetrating Injury of the Torso with Impalement of the Thoracic Aorta: Preoperative Value of the Computed Tomographic Scan

Guy Fradet, M.D., Bill Nelems, M.D.*, Nestor L. Müller, M.D.

Division of Thoracic Surgery and Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Accepted for publication October 8, 1987.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Nelems, #309C 700 West 10th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 4E5

A patient survived thoracoabdominal penetrating injury with impalement of the descending thoracic aorta from a crossbow bolt. The precise extent and nature of the injury were determined preoperatively by computed tomography. The injury to the aorta had not been suspected clinically before the computed tomographic scan.




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