Triple aortic root injury.
Nonpenetrating aortic root injuries, including aortic transection, coronary artery dissection, and aortic valve disruption, are very rarely seen and difficult to diagnose. This case was determined to be a combination of all three of these injuries. The management of this patient's injuries was also a challenge because of a history from previous drug-eluting stent implantation.
Park
Sung-Min
SM
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyung Hee University East-West Neo Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Kim
Dae-Hyun
DH
Kwak
Young-Tae
YT
Sohn
Il-Suk
IS
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery