Post-traumatic aortic rupture of the thoracoabdominal junction: a case report.
Twenty-five years after a blunt chest trauma, sudden expansion of a traumatic aortic aneurysm induced a dysphagia and chest pain in a 57-year-old man. Resection of the aneurysm and patch repair of the rupture site utilizing a thoracoabdominal temporary bypass was successful. The location of aortic laceration at the thoracoabdominal junction was most unusual as compared with traumatic aneurysms usually seen in the thoracic aorta.
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*