[Endovascular treatment of traumatic ruptures of the thoracic aorta]

A Oberhuber; M Thiere; F Simon; M Kramer; T Einsiedel; K-H Orend; L Sunder-Plassmann; H Schelzig

doi:10.1007/s00113-010-1824-6

[Endovascular treatment of traumatic ruptures of the thoracic aorta]

Unfallchirurg. 2011 Aug;114(8):724-9. doi: 10.1007/s00113-010-1824-6.

[Article in German]

Authors

A Oberhuber¹, M Thiere, F Simon, M Kramer, T Einsiedel, K-H Orend, L Sunder-Plassmann, H Schelzig

Affiliation

¹ Klinik für Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm, Deutschland.

PMID: 21327811
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-010-1824-6

Abstract

Traumatic rupture of the descending aorta is an acute life-threatening event. The most common cause is deceleration trauma resulting in a sudden stretching of the aortic isthmus as for example in car and motorcycle accidents and falls from a great height. Exemplified by a case report of a multiply injured 57-year-old male the diagnostic pathways, therapy and postoperative complications are presented.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty / methods*
Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Aorta, Thoracic / injuries*
Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Rupture / therapy*
Aortography
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Male
Middle Aged
Multidetector Computed Tomography
Multiple Trauma / diagnostic imaging
Multiple Trauma / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Resuscitation
Stents*