BULL ET-INDUCED FALSE ANEURYSM OF THORACIC AORTA WITH A TEN YEAR LATENCY PERIOD IN A VICTIM OF THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR: REPORT OF A CASE

Traumatic false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is not uncommon. But accordingly this case is unusual in its ten year delay between injury and presentation and treatment. A victim of the Iran-Iraq war is presented with a false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta ten years after a bullet injury to the chest and thoracic spine. Penetrating chest wounds, mechanisms of injury and diagnosis are also discussed in detail.