title: Early diagnosis of traumatic thoracic aortic rupture by transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: Traumatic aorta rupture survival depends on early diagnosis requiring aortography. Aortography is the "gold standard" method, but it is time-consuming and may be dangerous in trauma patients with multiple organ injuries. Transesophageal echocardiography is a noninvasive technology that can be performed at the bedside. We report two cases in which transesophageal echocardiography enabled us to make the early diagnosis of thoracic descending aorta rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Goarin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Le Bret
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Riou
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jacquens
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viars
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male