title: Delayed presentation of a penetrating suprarenal aortic injury: case report.
abstract: Death from exsanguination is the immediate outcome in more than 80% of penetrating wounds of the aorta. We report a case in which a gunshot wound to the upper abdomen produced a full-thickness laceration to the diaphragmatic aorta that was missed during the initial exploratory laparotomy. Only 3 days later did the patient develop symptoms of a vascular injury and require reoperation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, NY 10461.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Martella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coomaraswamy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery