title: Endograft collapse after thoracic stent-graft repair for traumatic rupture.
abstract: Endovascular stent grafting has emerged as a new strategy for repair of traumatic aortic disruptions; however, this technique is not without complications. In this report, we describe a case of endograft collapse after a traumatic aortic rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachussetts, USA. harold.lazar@bmc.org
authors.forename: Harold L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lazar
authors.forename: Praveen K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: Oz M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Shapira
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: Palma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult