Seat-Belt Abdominal Aortic Injury-Treatment Modalities

Ivan Tomic; Marko Dragas; Dragan Vasin; Zlatibor Loncar; Nikola Fatic; Lazar Davidovic

doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2018.05.047

Seat-Belt Abdominal Aortic Injury-Treatment Modalities

Ann Vasc Surg. 2018 Nov:53:270.e13-270.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.05.047. Epub 2018 Aug 4.

Authors

Ivan Tomic¹, Marko Dragas², Dragan Vasin³, Zlatibor Loncar⁴, Nikola Fatic⁵, Lazar Davidovic²

Affiliations

¹ Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
² Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
³ Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; Clinic for Emergency Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
⁵ Center for Vascular Surgery, Clinical Center of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro. Electronic address: nikolafatic@hotmail.com.

PMID: 30081170
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.05.047

Abstract

Blunt abdominal aortic injuries are extremely rare, diagnosed in less than 0.05% of all trauma admissions. Aortic injury caused by a seat belt during a car accident is often referred as "seat-belt aorta". We present a case of an 18-year-old woman, restrained back passenger involved in a vehicular collision, sustaining vertebral column and multiple rib fractures, mesenterium and colonic injury, and infrarenal aortic contusion with localized dissection and partial thrombosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Abdominal Injuries / etiology
Abdominal Injuries / surgery*
Accidents, Traffic*
Adolescent
Aorta, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
Aorta, Abdominal / injuries
Aorta, Abdominal / surgery*
Aortography / methods
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation* / instrumentation
Computed Tomography Angiography
Female
Humans
Polyethylene Terephthalates
Seat Belts / adverse effects*
Treatment Outcome
Vascular System Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Vascular System Injuries / etiology
Vascular System Injuries / surgery*
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnostic imaging
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / etiology
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / surgery*

Substances

Polyethylene Terephthalates