Penetrating injury of the torso with impalement of the thoracic aorta: preoperative value of the computed tomographic scan.
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.
Fradet
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Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Nelems
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Müller
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D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*