Repair of stab-wound laceration of the aortic arch using deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest.
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.
Seitelberger
Rainald
R
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Vienna, Austria. seitel@magnet.at
Bialy
Jan
J
Rajek
Maria A
MA
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*