title: [Endovascular treatment of spontaneous rupture of the thoracic aorta].
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of the aorta is an uncommonly encountered acute surgical aortic pathology characterised by an utterly unfavourable prognosis. The article deals with a case report concerning successful endovascular treatment of spontaneous rupture of the thoracic portion of the aorta, followed by discussion of problems regarding aetiology, diagnosis, and therapeutic policy for such pathology.
authors.affiliation: Russian Cardiological Research and Production Complex of the RF Health Ministry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Akchurin
authors.affiliation: Russian Cardiological Research and Production Complex of the RF Health Ministry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Imaev
authors.affiliation: Russian Cardiological Research and Production Complex of the RF Health Ministry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kolegaev
authors.affiliation: Medical unit of the Open Joint-stock Company "Tatneft" under the Health Ministry of the Republic of Tatarstan, Almetyevsk, Russia.
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Yagafarov
authors.affiliation: Medical unit of the Open Joint-stock Company "Tatneft" under the Health Ministry of the Republic of Tatarstan, Almetyevsk, Russia.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Saifullin
authors.affiliation: Medical unit of the Open Joint-stock Company "Tatneft" under the Health Ministry of the Republic of Tatarstan, Almetyevsk, Russia.
authors.forename: M Kh
authors.initials: MKh
authors.lastname: Zakirzyanov
authors.affiliation: Russian Cardiological Research and Production Complex of the RF Health Ministry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Komlev
authors.affiliation: Russian Cardiological Research and Production Complex of the RF Health Ministry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Salichkin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome