title: [Endovascular therapy of acute traumatic aortic transection].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the feasibility of endovascular stent-graft prostheses in treating acute transaction of thoracic aorta. (TAT) METHODS: A patient with injury from a car accident was diagnosed by computed tomography angiography (CTA) , and then treated by endovascular therapy immediately.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After treatment, symptoms such as chest pain and shortness of breath were improved, hemoglobin became normal, and no complication was found. CTA revealed that stent-graft was located in a satisfactory position, and subclavian artery was clearly demonstrated 6 months later.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Potential TAT should be examined in patients with trauma in the chest. Active treatment should be performed in patients with severe symptoms or CTA-confirmed endoartial injury of aorta, for whom endovascular therapy may be the first choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730.
authors.forename: Bao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chang-wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiao-jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents