Journal of Endovascular Therapy · 2000 · 47 citations · 15 references
MedicineSurgeryCardiothoracic SurgeryTrauma CareVascular SurgeryAortic SurgeryEndovascular SurgeryStent PlacementThoracic SurgeryThoracic TraumaVascular TraumaAortic Trauma RepairDescending Thoracic Aorta RepairEndovascular Vascular RepairMotor Vehicle Collision InjuryStent Graft PlacementThoracic Aortic InjuryThoracic Trauma SurgeryVascular Injury Management
PURPOSE: To report the immediate endovascular treatment of a thoracic aortic tear secondary to blunt trauma. METHODS AND RESULTS: A 39-year-old man was injured in a motor vehicle collision. In addition to significant trauma to the head, chest, and abdomen, there were signs of a deceleration injury to the thoracic aorta. After urgent celiotomy to repair a lacerated spleen, the thoracic aortic transection was treated intraluminally using an endograft made of Gianturco Z-stents covered with polytetrafluoroethylene. The patient recovered from his injuries, and the thoracic endograft shows no evidence of endoleak 7 months after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Endoluminal techniques can be used successfully in the immediate repair of thoracic aortic injuries.
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Prospective Study of Blunt Aortic Injury
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