[Aortic thrombi associated with thoracic gunshot wound].
We report the case of a stroke due to a ballistic thoracic traumatism. The vascular injury, provoked by the passage of the bullet, associated to a procoagulating state led to the formation of a thrombus in the ascending aorta. The migration of this thrombus caused a stroke, finally reversible upon medical treatment only.
Renard
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Service médical de la brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris, 3, rue Darmesteter, 75013 Paris, France. renarda@pompiersparis.fr
Le Guen
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Bartou
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Langeron
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O
Carpentier
J-P
JP
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*