We are describing a penetrating thoracic aortic injury and a bullet embolus into common femoral artery with unique therapeutic endovascular approach through the same artery. The patient survived due to the prompt diagnosis and treatment by a multi-disciplinary team, specialized to effectively treat such an injury with advanced techniques.

Traumatic diaphragmatic injuries are rare complications resulting from a thoracic-abdominal blunt or penetrating trauma. Diaphragmatic injury is entity and clinically difficult to be diagnosed as symptoms often masked due associated in poly trauma case. There no specific signs for diagnosing rupture. High degree of clinical suspicion needed all cases thoroco-abdominal diagnose case Left sided m...

The traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta is a severe and life-threatening entity. The incidence of penetrating trauma to the aortic arch is not known, because most patients die of haemorrhage even before they receive adequate treatment. Clinical signs of such injuries include external or internal haemorrhage, bruit, distal pulse deficit, neurological deficit and shock. We present a 42-year o...

Penetrating injuries caused by a pencil are not commonly reported, although they can lead to serious complications and sequelae. This report describes the case of a 6-year-old girl who accidentally sustained a penetrating injury to the left flank due to a pencil. The intraabdominal, retroperitoneal and thoracic organs were spared but the diaphragm was penetrated. Surgical exploration and repair...

OBJECTIVES To report a case series of thoracic bite trauma in dogs and cats and to evaluate risk factors for mortality. METHODS A retrospective study concerning thoracic bite wounds in dogs and cats was performed. Lesions were categorized by depth of penetration: no wound, superficial, deep or penetrating. Thoracic radiographic reports were reviewed. Lesion management was classified as non-su...

blunt injury to the chest can affect any one or all components of the chest wall and thoracic cavity. the clinical presentation of patients with blunt chest trauma varies widely and ranges from minor reports of pain to florid shock. traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation is a rare cardiovascular complication of blunt chest trauma. tricuspid valve regurgitation is usually begotten by disorders ...

BACKGROUND Penetrating cardiac injuries in Europe have been poorly studied. We present a 10-year outcome for patients with penetrating heart injuries at Oslo University Hospital. METHODS Data from 01.01.2001 until 31.12.2010 was collected from the Oslo University Hospital Trauma Registry and from the patients' records. RESULTS Thirty-one patients were admitted with a penetrating cardiac inj...

From our experience in 16 patients with persistent chylothorax from fistulas of the thoracic duct or its tributaries, we conclude that no standard treatment is uniformly successful and multimodality therapy should be considered. In selected patients, an anastomosis between ectatic lymphatics or hyperplastic lymph nodes and an adjacent vein may be attempted. Chylothorax from "leakage" of the tho...