title: The role of stent-grafts in the management of aortic trauma.
abstract: Stent graft has resulted in major advances in the treatment of trauma patients with blunt traumatic aortic injury (TAI) and has become the preferred method of treatment at many trauma centers. In this review, we provide an overview of the place of stent grafts for the management of this disease. As a whole, TEVAR repair of TAIs offers a survival advantage and reduction in major morbidity, including paraplegia, compared with open surgery. However, endovascular procedures in trauma require a sophisticated multidisciplinary and experienced team approach. More research and development of TAI-specific endograft devices is needed and large, multicenter studies will help to clarify the role of TEVAR compared with open repair of TAI.
authors: Department of Radiology, Rangueil Hospital, Toulouse, France. rousseau.h@chu-toulouse.fr
authors: Hervé
authors: H
authors: Rousseau
authors: Omar
authors: O
authors: Elaassar
authors: Bertrand
authors: B
authors: Marcheix
authors: Christophe
authors: C
authors: Cron
authors: Valérie
authors: V
authors: Chabbert
authors: Sophie
authors: S
authors: Combelles
authors: Camille
authors: C
authors: Dambrin
authors: Bertrand
authors: B
authors: Leobon
authors: Ramiro
authors: R
authors: Moreno
authors: Philippe
authors: P
authors: Otal
authors: Julien
authors: J
authors: Auriol
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*