title: Traumatic aortic injury: a case report.
abstract: Trauma is the leading cause of death under the age of 35 years worldwide. Traumatic aortic rupture is responsible for 18% of all road accident mortality. Eighty percent of these patients die at the scene of the accident. Of the survivors, 50% die within 24 hours if left untreated. Rapid transport and resuscitation, awareness of the injury, availability of multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT), and timely intervention can significantly improve survival in aortic injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King Khalid Hospital & Prince Sultan Centre, Al-kharj, Saudi Arabia. shafigen@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Asif Huda
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: Ahmed S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Navin P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Lal
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult