[A successful repair of traumatic thoracic aortic injury and descending colon perforation at acute phase].
A 41-year-old man suffered from traffic accident was referred to us because of chest and back pain. The CT examination showed periaortic hematoma and aortography revealed aneurysmal formation at the distal site to the left subclavian artery. We repaired the aortic injury with prosthetic graft at the acute phase successfully. As the results of the conservative treatment of the traumatic aortic injury are poor, we recommend operation at the acute phase.
Uwabe
K
K
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Toyama Prefectual Central Hospital, Japan.
Fujimura
M
M
Nishiya
Y
Y
Toshima
M
M
Nagashima
M
M
Miyazawa
A
A
Noto
T
T
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D003106:Colon / Q000293:injuries*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*