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Major mediastinal injury from crossbow bolt

2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 72; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0003-4975(01)02584-x

1552-6259

Santiago A. Endara, A. A. Xabregas, Christopher S. Butler, Mark Zonta, John Avramovic,

Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries

We treated a 26-year-old male who sustained a self-inflicted injury to the mediastinum with a crossbow bolt. Injuries involved penetration of the sternum 1 cm below the sternomanubrial joint, right lung, pericardium, ascending aorta, right pulmonary artery, esophagus, and azygos vein. He was treated successfully with cardiopulmonary bypass and hypothermia. Exposure was achieved with a combination of a sternotomy and right thoracotomy.