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. 1975 Jun;30(3):348–351. doi: 10.1136/thx.30.3.348

Successful repair of a penetrating wound of the thoracic aorta.

T Ramanathan, K Somasundaram, N K Yong
PMCID: PMC470290  PMID: 1145541

Abstract

Penetrating wounds of the aorta are not necessarily fatal. A successfully managed patient with a stab wound of the ascending aorta is reported, and some problems of management associated with such injuries are discussed.

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