[Acute traumatic transection of the thoracic aorta: endovascular treatment].
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.
Sepúlveda
Nelson
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Departamento de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares y División de Cirugía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Mertens
Renato
R
Valdés
Francisco
F
Krämer
Albrecht
A
Mariné
Leopoldo
L
Zalaquett
Ricardo
R
Geni
Ricardo
R
Aguilera
Hernán
H
Heiremans
Guy
G
Vergara
Jeannette
J
Valdebenito
Magaly
M
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