title: [Traumatic injuries of the descending thoracic aorta apart from the isthmus: diagnosis and therapeutic approach].
abstract: Lesions involving the descending thoracic aorta apart from isthmus are rare and less known by anesthetists. We report the clinical course of two severely injured patients who sustained a thoracic aortic rupture in whom favorable outcome was achieved with endovascular treatment. Mechanisms, diagnosis and therapeutics aspects of these rare lesions are discussed according to literature.
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation chirurgicale, hôpital Central, CHU de Nancy, 29, avenue Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 54000 Nancy, France. Electronic address: manunovy@hotmail.fr.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Novy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charpentier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guerci
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Settembre
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malikov
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Audibert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D016103:Spinal Fractures; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Descending thoracic aorta apart from isthmus; Endovascular aortic repair; Lésions traumatiques de l’aorte thoracique descendante en dehors de l’isthme; Polytraumatisé; Traitement endovasculaire; Traumatic injuries