title: [Traumatic rupture of thoracic aorta and non operative treatment of concomitant splenic lesion. Case report].
abstract: We report a 26 years old male that suffered a motorcycle accident resulting in a traumatic aortic rupture and splenic laceration. He was subjected to a surgical repair of the aortic lesion under complete heparinization. The splenic rupture was non operatively managed successfully.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urgencia, Hospital del Trabajador de Santiago.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Espinoza
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aguilera
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Irarrázaval
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bosch
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000628:therapy*