Partial thoracic aortic occlusion in blunt trauma.
This case raises some interesting points. First, it allows a review of Poiseuille's Law and its application to vascular disease. It raises the question of whether or not some CT and MRI findings are of clinical significance. Finally, one must question whether or not intervention is indicated based on these "high tech" findings. Only the passage of time and accumulation of further data will give us the correct answers.
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Veterans Administration Medical Center, Des Moines.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*