title: Endovascular treatment of traumatic thoracic aortic aneurysms: report of five cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Endovascular stent-grafting of the aorta, as an alternative to open surgical techniques, is gaining in popularity everyday, especially in high-risk patients. Acute or chronic traumatic lesions of the descending aorta, especially after motor vehicle accidents, constitute such a group with a high-risk of morbidity and mortality. Here, we report the successful endovascular repair of acute and chronic traumatic thoracic aortic aneurysms after motor vehicle accidents in five patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Memorial Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. doktoroguzyilmaz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Oğuz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arbatli
authors.forename: Gökçe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sirin
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arpaz
authors.forename: Naci Erciyes
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Yagan
authors.forename: Fürüzan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Numan
authors.forename: Bingür
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sönmez
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009049:Motorcycles; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents