title: Abdominal aortic injury in a child: intravenous digital subtraction angiogram (IVDSA) for the diagnosis of pediatric vascular trauma.
abstract: Abdominal aortic injury due to trauma is a rare entity, especially in the pediatric population. We report a 6-year-old girl with partial transection of the abdominal aorta as a result of a motor vehicle accident. The diagnosis was made with IVDSA. The patient survived the injury. We discuss the imaging findings, mechanisms, and associated injuries of abdominal aortic trauma in children.
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA. gsoares@lifespan.org
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ibarra
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ferral
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*