An unusual occurrence of penetrating aortic arch injury by a ball-point pen: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Aortic arch injuries account for about 8% of thoracic aortic injuries. Penetrating zone I neck injuries account for 18% of vascular injuries in the neck and have great potential to traverse to involve thoracic vascular structures as well. The hard and soft signs of vascular injury facili...

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Autores principales: Ariaka, Herbert, Magala, John Paul, Kebba, Naomi, Kabuye, Ronald, Namirembe, Stella Magara, Mwambu, Tom Philip, Ahabwe, Kenneth, Nalule, Miriam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9756583/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36522761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-02057-5

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