title: Endovascular repair of traumatic thoracic aortic disruption.
abstract: In a patient with multiple trauma, blunt thoracic trauma with concomitant aortic disruption is often eminently lethal, ranking second to head injury as the most common cause of trauma-related deaths. Open surgical repair of the aortic lesion has morbidity and mortality rates that are among the highest in the field of cardiovascular surgery. Results with thoracic endovascular aortic repair for traumatic aortic disruption are promising. The facility requirements, technique, and early results of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for the treatment of this difficult aortic injury are presented.
authors.affiliation: Center for Vascular Care, Washingtom Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
authors.forename: Dahlia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Plummer
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Petro
authors.forename: Cameron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akbari
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*