Objective: to analyze the early and mid-term results of urgent surgical procedures for shrapnell penetrating injuries of the thoracic and abdominal cavities with damage to the thoracic or abdominal part of the aorta. To analyze the early results of endoprosthesis of the descending thoracic aorta in case of shrapnels pseudoaneurysms of the thoracic aorta.

• To analyze chest penetrating chest wounds with heart injury by native computed tomography (CT).
• To differentiate groups of patients who need urgent surgery (life-saving procedures) at the mobile military hospitals and who might be safely transported to the specialized cardiac surgery departments without previous urgent surgical procedures.