Citation

Barbukhatti KO, Belash SA, Shevchenko SS, Amari MM, Matusevich VV, Porkhanov VA. Kardiologiya i Serdechno-Sosudistaya Khirurgiya 2021; 14(5): 438-440.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021)

DOI

10.17116/KARDIO202114051438

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The authors report successful surgical treatment of a through gunshot wound of the heart and aorta. Similar cases are extreme-ly rare and often followed by unfavorable outcomes. There are few case reports in the literature. A 29-year-old man admitted after a suicide attempt with a powder-actuated tool in a shock state. Computed tomography revealed a dowel penetrating thoracic spine and abdominal aorta. Emergency closure of entrance and exit holes of the right ventricle and abdominal aorta resection with anastomosis in end-to-end fashion were carried out. The patient was discharged after 8 days. This case demonstrates successful surgical care at the modern stage. © 2021, Media Sphera Publishing Group. All rights reserved.

Language: ru

Keywords

Gunshot wound; Penetrating chest wound; Aortic wound; Heart wound; Through wound