Blunt traumatic aortic transection: the endovascular experience

• Published in: The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. 106 - 112
• Main Authors: Orford, Victoria P, Atkinson, Noel R, Thomson, Ken, Milne, Peter Y, Campbell, William A, Roberts, Andrew, Goldblatt, John, Tatoulis, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.01.2003
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aorta, Thoracic - injuries; Feasibility Studies; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Safety; Stents; Wounds, Nonpenetrating - therapy; 26

Thoracic aortic transection resulting from blunt trauma is usually fatal. It is almost always associated with multiple, complex, nonaortic injuries that could be adversely affected by standard surgical repair of the aorta. Endovascular stenting techniques offer these patients a less physiologically...