title: [Endovascular treatment of descending aorta trauma].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mortality of traumatic aortic lesions is over 80%. A group of those who survive, develop a chronic pseudo aneurism, usually asymptomatic, that is detected during imaging studies. Since conventional surgical treatment of traumatic aortic lesions has a great mortality, endovascular treatment has been used as an alternative treatment in the last decade.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report our experience with endovascular treatment of traumatic aortic lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Report of seven patients aged 22 to 65 years, with traumatic aortic lesions. Under general anesthesia an endovascular prosthesis was inserted through the femoral artery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No complications were observed in the postoperative period, and after a follow up ranging from 4 to 40 months, no endoleaks or other complications have been detected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endovascular treatment of traumatic aortic lesions has good immediate and midterm results.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares y División de Cirugía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. rmertens@med.puc.cl
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mertens M
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Valdés E
authors.forename: Albrecht
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krämer Sch
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bergoeing R
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zalaquett S
authors.forename: Cristián
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baeza P
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morán V
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Irarrázaval L
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Becker R
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huete G
authors.forename: Jeannette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vergara G
authors.forename: Magaly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valdebenito G
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed