Traumatic thoracolumbar projectile with concomitant vertebral body and aortic injury
Penetrating subdiaphragmatic aortic trauma is associated with high morbidity and mortality with studies having reported a 50%-70% associated mortality. We describe a case of a patient with a subdiaphragmatic aortic injury caused by a 7.4-cm common nail that traversed through his L1 vertebral body in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428720301222 |