Back stabber: ladder fall causing traumatic aortic transection

Babatunde A Yerokun; Jatin Anand; Richard L McCann; G Chad Hughes

doi:10.1177/0218492319834449

Back stabber: ladder fall causing traumatic aortic transection

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2019 May;27(4):302-303. doi: 10.1177/0218492319834449. Epub 2019 Feb 26.

Authors

Babatunde A Yerokun¹, Jatin Anand¹, Richard L McCann², G Chad Hughes¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
² 2 Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.

PMID: 30808190
DOI: 10.1177/0218492319834449

Abstract

A 68-year-old man presented with back pain after falling from a ladder and was found to have anterolisthesis of thoracic vertebrae T11-12 with secondary focal aortic injury and disruption of the aortic wall. This was successfully repaired using thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) followed by spinal fusion with excellent result.

Keywords: Aortic rupture; Wounds and injuries; blood vessel prosthesis implantation; spinal injuries; wounds and injuries.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls*
Aged
Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Rupture / etiology
Aortic Rupture / surgery*
Aortography / methods
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
Computed Tomography Angiography
Endovascular Procedures*
Humans
Male
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Injuries / etiology
Spinal Injuries / surgery
Treatment Outcome
Vascular System Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Vascular System Injuries / etiology
Vascular System Injuries / surgery*