Linker R W, Crawford F A, Rittenbury M S, Barton M
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
J Trauma. 1989 Feb;29(2):255-7.
A gunshot wound to the right chest in a 21-year-old female resulted in an acute aortocaval fistula at the level of the diaphragm. An operative approach planned for maximal exposure, vascular control with intraluminal balloon catheters, and conservation of blood with an intraoperative autotransfusion system resulted in successful repair and long-term survival.
