title: Penetrating injury of ascending aorta with arrow in situ.
abstract: Penetrating injuries of the aorta are rare and highly lethal; very few patients are able to reach the hospital alive. We report a case of penetrating injury into the ascending aorta with the arrow still in situ, shot by a bow in a tribal region of India. The wound of entry into the aorta was sealed by the arrow itself. The patient came to us walking and supporting the arrow with his left hand. He was operated on, and the arrow was successfully removed from the aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences and Associated S.S Hospital, B.H.U, Varanasi, India. drslakhotia@gmail.com
authors.forename: Siddharth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lakhotia
authors.forename: Shashi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Dinesh Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Debasish
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Panigrahi
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult