title: [Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta].
abstract: This is a retrospective analysis of 50 postraumatic aortic rupture (1968-1996, 39 males, mean age: 34.5). Group A is composed of 35 patients with an acute aortic rupture and a prompt diagnosis. Group B includes 13 patients with a chronic rupture. All patients from group A had a severe politraumatism with abdominal, cranial, extremities or hip fractures. Mediastinal thickening with or without hemothorax indicated an angiography or a transesophageal echocardiography lately. In group A, 36 patients have been operated on urgently (12-24 hours); cardiopulmonary bypass was performed on 20 patients; an aorto-aortical bypass was done in 27 cases and a direct suture in the remaining 9. In group B, cardiopulmonary bypass was performed on 9 patients; a aorto-aortical bypass was done in 11 cases and a direct suture in 2. Overall hospital mortality was 16%; 19% in group A and 7.6% in group B. Ischemic paraplejia appeared in 5 patients (10%), all from group A. No false aneurysm developed after 4.5 years of follow-up (3-135 months) in the 38 survivors. The usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography, the importance of medular protection and the utility of several interventionist radiologic techniques are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire, C.H.U. Rangueil, Toulouse, Francia.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Glock
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soula
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerene
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fournial
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012421:Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Roturas traumáticas de la aorta torácica.