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## Abstract We report the successful repair in a 29-year-old man who experienced penetration of the ascending aorta and bronchus by a crossbow bolt. Imaging studies revealed the arrow penetrating the sternum, right lung, ascending aorta and right bronchus, with mediastinal emphysema. The top of the arrow (8 mm in diameter) was deeply embedded in the body of the thoracic vertebra. The arrow was successfully removed while maintaining a stable respiratory condition by performing differential lung ventilation. There was no need for cardiopulmonary bypass. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a through-and-through penetrating ascending aorta injury.

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Author

Futamura, Yasuhiro; Watanuki, Hirotaka; Okada, Masaho; Matsuyama, Katsuhiko

Publisher

CTSNet; Oxford University Press; Oxford: Elsevier Science; [S.l.]: European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery; Oxford University Press (OUP) (ISSN 1569-9293)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)