title: Blunt traumatic aortic transection: endoluminal repair with commercially available aortic cuffs.
abstract: Blunt traumatic aortic transection remains a lethal condition. Treatment requires a high index of suspicion, prompt diagnosis, and expedient operative repair. Even in the best of circumstances, morbidity and mortality associated with open surgical repair are high, particularly because of frequent occurrence of other severe associated injuries. Endoluminal aortic stent-graft repair is an accepted treatment option in patients with aneurysm degeneration, and may be an alternative means of managing contained aortic transection. We describe three cases of blunt traumatic thoracic aortic transection treated with commercially available aortic endoluminal stent grafts.
authors: Division of Vascular Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors: Albert
authors: A
authors: Sam
authors: Melina
authors: M
authors: Kibbe
authors: Jon
authors: J
authors: Matsumura
authors: Mark K
authors: MK
authors: Eskandari
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*