[Endovascular therapy of acute traumatic aortic transection].
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.
Liu
Bao
B
Department of Vascular Surgery, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730.
Liu
Chang-wei
CW
Song
Xiao-jun
XJ
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents