title: Surgical management of a ballistic trauma of the right ventricle and descending thoracic aorta.
abstract: Ballistic injuries of the descending aorta are uncommon and of extremely severe prognosis. We report the case of a 55-year-old man treated for such a thoracic trauma that combined wounds of the heart and descending thoracic aorta. A combination of conventional surgical and endovascular approaches enabled successful treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carrières
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France. Electronic address: yannick.georg@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yannick
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Georg
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khelifa
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Koskas
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*