Unusual post-traumatic aortic rupture in a paraglide pilot - A case report

Post-traumatic aortic injuries are more common in victims of aircraft accidents than in motor vehicle accidents, and are a leading cause of on-site and delayed mortality, regardless of cause. In this case report, we present a history of a nearly isolated aortic post-traumatic injury in a victim of a...

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Published inRadiology case reports Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. 714 - 717
Main Authors Bakoń, Leopold, Pacho, Ryszard, Leszczyński, Aleksander
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier 01.06.2019
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Emergency Radiology
Paraglider accident
Post-traumatic aortic injury
Aortic rupture
Aviation accident
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Summary:Post-traumatic aortic injuries are more common in victims of aircraft accidents than in motor vehicle accidents, and are a leading cause of on-site and delayed mortality, regardless of cause. In this case report, we present a history of a nearly isolated aortic post-traumatic injury in a victim of a paragliding accident. The rarity of this case lies in 2 factors, that is, the lack of the other life-threatening injuries usually present in high-energy accidents, and an unusual, exfoliative type of injury not matching more closely the typical classifications made use of currently in clinical practice.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2019.03.010