title: [Endovascular treatment of traumatic ruptures of the thoracic aorta].
abstract: Traumatic rupture of the descending aorta is an acute life-threatening event. The most common cause is deceleration trauma resulting in a sudden stretching of the aortic isthmus as for example in car and motorcycle accidents and falls from a great height. Exemplified by a case report of a multiply injured 57-year-old male the diagnostic pathways, therapy and postoperative complications are presented.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm, Deutschland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oberhuber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thiere
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Einsiedel
authors.forename: K-H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Orend
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sunder-Plassmann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schelzig
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012151:Resuscitation; D015607:Stents