Chronic Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Thoracic Aorta: A Report of Two Cases Following Gunshot Injury

Gunshot injury to the thoracic aorta is nearly always fatal. Although the victim usually will succumb to exsanguination or tamponade in the minutes following injury, unusual cases of occult injury occur when a pseudoaneurysm, occlusion, or fistula forms at the site of injury. We report two patients...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of thoracic imaging 1994, Vol.9 (2), p.92-97
Hauptverfasser:	Ratcliff, Robin D, Landay, Michael J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Aneurysm, False - diagnostic imaging Aneurysm, False - etiology Aorta, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging Aorta, Thoracic - injuries Biological and medical sciences Chronic Disease Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Tomography, X-Ray Computed Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents Vascular injuries: limbs, aorta, vena cava Wounds, Gunshot - complications
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