title: Trauma to the aorta and major vessels.
abstract: Techniques for the diagnosis of blunt thoracic vascular injuries continue to evolve, and both helical CT scanning and transesophageal echocardiography are being compared with thoracic aortography. Repair of a tear in the descending thoracic aorta often is performed with the antriofemoral centrifugal pump. Patients with penetrating thoracic vascular injuries have a variety of presentations, with aortography restricted to those with proximity of wound to the superior mediastinum or the presence of a hematoma on admission chest radiograph.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Feliciano
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000293:injuries; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D006801:Humans; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000293:injuries; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000293:injuries; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000628:therapy; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000628:therapy