title: [Acute traumatic transection of the thoracic aorta: endovascular treatment].
abstract: Traumatic rupture of the aorta has a near 80% mortality. Most patients die on the site of the accident. Conventional surgical repair of these lesions has a high morbidity and mortality, generally associated to the severity of associated lesions. Over the last decade, endovascular treatment has become an effective therapeutic alternative. We report a 40 years old male, that suffered a traumatic rupture of the descending thoracic aorta in a car accident. A successful endovascular repair was performed, installing an endoprothesis on the site of the lesion, using a femoral artery approach. The patient had a good postoperative evolution and was discharged from the hospital once complete rehabilitation of his associated lesions was obtained.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares y División de Cirugía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sepúlveda
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mertens
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Valdés
authors.forename: Albrecht
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krämer
authors.forename: Leopoldo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mariné
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zalaquett
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Geni
authors.forename: Hernán
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aguilera
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Heiremans
authors.forename: Jeannette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vergara
authors.forename: Magaly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valdebenito
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed