title: Endovascular stent graft repair of a penetrating aortic injury.
abstract: We report the endovascular stent graft repair of a penetrating aortic injury with active hemorrhage. A 72-year-old man was admitted after getting stabbed in his back. He had a history of coronary heart disease and cardiac infarction. Computed tomography revealed thoracoabdominal aortic rupture. Endovascular repair was performed successfully. The patient recovered uneventfully, and did not complain of discomfort after a 1-year follow-up. Endovascular treatment may be a valuable and lifesaving option for patients sustaining penetrating aortic injury with contraindications to surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiangjiu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Qingbo
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Sanyuan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000601:surgery*