title: Repair of stab-wound laceration of the aortic arch using deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest.
abstract: The surgical management of a 56-year-old patient with a single thoracic stab wound penetrating the left innominate vein and the aortic arch is described. Repair was successfully achieved using extracorporal circulation and circulatory arrest during deep hypothermia. Clinical features and surgical approach are described and discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Vienna, Austria. seitel@magnet.at
authors.forename: Rainald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seitelberger
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bialy
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rajek
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000601:surgery*