title: Aortic transsection after blunt chest trauma.
abstract: We report a case of an 18-year-old female who developed an extensive hemothorax after blunt chest trauma. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) showed transsection of the aorta at the level of the isthmus and turbulent flows in several places around the aorta. We discuss the contribution of TEE for detecting traumatic injuries to the thoracic aorta.
authors.affiliation: Asclepion Voulas Hospital, 93 Granikou, 16233 Vironas, Athens, Greece. thanos@fnet.gr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsoukas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stathoulopoulos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tsatsoulis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geranios
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pavlakis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Athanasopoulou
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Papaeliou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene