Stab Injury of the Thoracic Aorta: Computed Tomography Findings
Stab injury of the thoracic aorta is a rare condition with high mortality rate. Patients must be evaluated carefully, and the diagnosis usually should be confirmed by radiological modalities. In this case, we report a 37-year-old man presented with a penetrating stab injury to the upper back and the...
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| author | Seyma Yildiz Huseyin Toprak Asli Serter Ercan Kocakoç |
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| description | Stab injury of the thoracic aorta is a rare condition with high mortality rate. Patients must be evaluated carefully, and the diagnosis usually should be confirmed by radiological modalities. In this case, we report a 37-year-old man presented with a penetrating stab injury to the upper back and the thoracic aorta, and the diagnostic role of computed tomography is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f4ce2ce09a784bdcbf2c5bb87ea906fc2025-08-20T03:25:23ZengWileyCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702013-01-01201310.1155/2013/397514397514Stab Injury of the Thoracic Aorta: Computed Tomography FindingsSeyma Yildiz0Huseyin Toprak1Asli Serter2Ercan Kocakoç3Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Fatih, 34090 Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Fatih, 34090 Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Fatih, 34090 Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Fatih, 34090 Istanbul, TurkeyStab injury of the thoracic aorta is a rare condition with high mortality rate. Patients must be evaluated carefully, and the diagnosis usually should be confirmed by radiological modalities. In this case, we report a 37-year-old man presented with a penetrating stab injury to the upper back and the thoracic aorta, and the diagnostic role of computed tomography is discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/397514 |
| spellingShingle | Seyma Yildiz Huseyin Toprak Asli Serter Ercan Kocakoç Stab Injury of the Thoracic Aorta: Computed Tomography Findings Case Reports in Radiology |
| title | Stab Injury of the Thoracic Aorta: Computed Tomography Findings |
| title_full | Stab Injury of the Thoracic Aorta: Computed Tomography Findings |
| title_fullStr | Stab Injury of the Thoracic Aorta: Computed Tomography Findings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stab Injury of the Thoracic Aorta: Computed Tomography Findings |
| title_short | Stab Injury of the Thoracic Aorta: Computed Tomography Findings |
| title_sort | stab injury of the thoracic aorta computed tomography findings |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/397514 |
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