title: Simultaneous traumatic ascending and descending thoracic aortic rupture.
abstract: A case of a 56-year-old male blunt trauma victim with combined simultaneous ascending and descending thoracic aortic rupture is presented. He was successfully treated with immediate operation for the ascending aortic rupture and a delayed approach, with nonoperative stabilization and later repair, due to poor pulmonary status and a question in diagnosis, for the descending aortic rupture.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Iannettoni
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: McCurry
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Deeb
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Bolling
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*; D001027:Aortography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000628:therapy; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*