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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;87:1300. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.07.113
© 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Gunshot in Aorta

Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, MD, Farideh Roshanali, MD*, Naser Karaji, MD

Day General Hospital, Tehran, Iran

* Address correspondence to Dr Roshanali, Day General Hospital, Tavanir St, Vali Asr Ave, Day Genera, Tehran, Iran (Email: farideh_roshanali{at}yahoo.com).

A 34-year-old man was referred to us with gunshot wounds caused by a shotgun fired at an approximate distance of 100 m. His chest and abdomen were impregnated with shots, creating a star-burst appearance (Fig 1).


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After abdominal repair, the existence of dyspnea prompted us to perform an echocardiographic scan, which revealed moderate pericardial effusion and hematoma around the aortic arch. A 64-slice computed tomographic scan showed a hollow caused by the shot in the anterior of the aortic arch; the shot itself was trapped in the posterior side of the arch, begetting the slight hematoma (Fig 2). The shot was surgically removed and the perforation was repaired (Fig 3).


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