title: Isolated abdominal aortic rupture in a child due to all-terrain vehicle accident--a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barr
authors.forename: Ruth L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Velez
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Lumsden
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ricketts
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001027:Aortography; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy