title: Endovascular Treatment of a Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injury in an Eight-Year Old Patient: Case Report and Review of Literature.
abstract: Traumatic aortic injuries in children and adolescents are rare. Although endovascular repair has become the preferred approach for such injuries in adults, open repair has endured as the gold standard in children owing mainly to the smaller aortic and access vessel diameter and the scarcity of long-term follow-up data. We report a successful endovascular repair of a traumatic thoracic aortic injury in an 8-year-old girl using a Zenith Alpha thoracic endograft (Cook Medical, Bloomington, IN). We also review the literature on endovascular treatment of traumatic aortic injuries in the pediatric population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA. Electronic address: maen-aboulhosn@uiowa.edu.
authors.forename: Maen Aboul
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hosn
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.
authors.forename: Rachael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Turek
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pascarella
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D002648:Child; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*