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. 2003 Dec;2(4):569-71.
doi: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00148-8.

Traumatic transection of the innominate artery

Devendran Veerasingam  1 , Mihai Vioreanu, Martin O' Donohue, James F McCarthy
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Traumatic transection of the innominate artery

Devendran Veerasingam et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2003 Dec.

Abstract

A case of transection of the origin of the innominate artery with an associated head injury following blunt thoracic injury is presented. The patient had been the unrestrained driver in a road traffic accident. Investigation demonstrated embolic damage to the brain parenchyma. Early surgical repair employing cardiopulmonary bypass and hypothermic circulatory arrest was successfully performed without extension of the neurological injury.

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