title: Traumatic aortic arch false aneurysm after blunt chest trauma in a motocross rider.
abstract: This article details a case report of a traumatic aortic arch false aneurysm after blunt chest trauma. Thoracic aorta false aneurysms are a rare and life-threatening complication of aortic surgery, infection, genetic disorders and trauma.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Heart and Great Vessels "Attilio Reale", University of Rome "Sapienza", Polo Pontino, via F, Faggiana 34, 04100 Latina, Italy. federico.bizzarri@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bizzarri
authors.forename: Consalvo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mattia
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chirichilli
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Santo
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Muzzi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pugliese
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frati
authors.forename: Patrizio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sartini
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Della Rocca
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laghi
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis