The Open Emergency Medicine Journal
2008, 1 : 1-4Published online 2008 October 07. DOI: 10.2174/1876542400801010001
Publisher ID: TOEMJ-1-1
Penetrating Trans-Thoracic Aortic Injury with Right Femoral Artery Bullet Embolus
Sunrise Hospital and Medical
Center and Children Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma
and Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, 3196 South Maryland
Parkway, Suite 101, Las Vegas, 89109, Nevada, USA.
ABSTRACT
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.