Endovascular treatment of traumatic ruptures of the thoracic aorta

Traumatic rupture of the descending aorta is an acute life-threatening event. The most common cause is deceleration trauma resulting in a sudden stretching of the aortic isthmus as for example in car and motorcycle accidents and falls from a great height. Exemplified by a case report of a multiply i...

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Published inDer Unfallchirurg Vol. 114; no. 8; p. 724
Main Authors Oberhuber, A, Thiere, M, Simon, F, Kramer, M, Einsiedel, T, Orend, K-H, Sunder-Plassmann, L, Schelzig, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.08.2011
Subjects
Angioplasty - methods
Aorta, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging
Aorta, Thoracic - injuries
Aortic Rupture - diagnostic imaging
Aortic Rupture - therapy
Aortography
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Male
Middle Aged
Multidetector Computed Tomography
Multiple Trauma - diagnostic imaging
Multiple Trauma - surgery
Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging
Resuscitation
Stents
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Summary:Traumatic rupture of the descending aorta is an acute life-threatening event. The most common cause is deceleration trauma resulting in a sudden stretching of the aortic isthmus as for example in car and motorcycle accidents and falls from a great height. Exemplified by a case report of a multiply injured 57-year-old male the diagnostic pathways, therapy and postoperative complications are presented.
ISSN:1433-044X
DOI:10.1007/s00113-010-1824-6