title: The pivotal role of transesophageal echocardiography in the management of traumatic thoracic aortic rupture with associated intra-abdominal hemorrhage.
abstract: Rupture of the thoracic aorta after blunt trauma, particularly when associated with multiple injuries, presents a major problem of resuscitation and management. Transesophageal color Doppler echocardiography (TEE) during laparotomy played a major role in confirming the diagnosis of thoracic aortic rupture in a patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden/Cooper Hospital-University Medical Center.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Brathwaite
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cilley
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery