The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 1994 · 22 citations · 0 references
MedicineRadiologySurgeryTrauma CareUltrasonographyUltrasoundAortic ImagingAortic SurgeryTransesophageal EchocardiographyTrauma AssessmentTrauma ImagingTrauma SurgeryAortic Emergency ImagingCardiac TraumaIntraoperative Transesophageal EchocardiographyRapid Treatment InitiationThoracic Aortic InjuryTransesophageal Echocardiography GuidanceTransesophageal Echocardiography HemodynamicsTrauma Echocardiography
Early diagnosis and rapid treatment of lethal aortic injuries associated with blunt trauma remain a challenge for trauma surgeons. The following case demonstrates the use of transesophageal echocardiography for definitive diagnosis of an aortic injury from blunt trauma. A summary of current diagnostic modalities is also presented.