title: [Clinical case of the month. Penetrating trauma of the thoracic aorta caused by a deer horn].
abstract: We present a 33 year-old patient who sustained a penetrating wound of the thoracic aorta caused by a deer horn, without any other lesions. A brief survey of the literature summarizes the epidemiology, diagnosis, surgical care and prognosis of this lesion.
authors.affiliation: Service des Urgences, CHU Sart Tilman.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayaux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D003670:Deer; D006733:Horns; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*