title: Aortic bifurcation rupture after blunt abdominal trauma in a child: a case report.
abstract: Blunt trauma to the abdomen resulting in aortic injury is rare in children with only a few case reports in the past 40 years. We describe the diagnosis and management of a 2-year-old boy who survived an aortic bifurcation rupture after blunt trauma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Joseph E. Robert Center for Surgical Care, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Felix C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Philip C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Guzzetta
authors.forename: Randall S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Burd
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000058:Accidental Falls; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016913:Blood Component Transfusion; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging