Isolated abdominal aortic rupture in a child due to all-terrain vehicle accident--a case report.
Rupture of the abdominal aorta as the result of blunt trauma is uncommon, due in part to its protected position in the retroperitoneum. Isolated aortic rupture following blunt injury is even more rare. A case of isolated abdominal aortic rupture in a 6-year-old girl following blunt trauma due to an all-terrain vehicle accident is reported. The girl survived following an emergent aortoiliac reconstruction.
Lin
Peter H
PH
Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston VAMC (112), 2002 Holcomb Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA. plin@bcm.tmc.edu
Barr
Virginia
V
Bush
Ruth L
RL
Velez
Daniel A
DA
Lumsden
Alan B
AB
Ricketts
James
J
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