The conventional treatment of traumatic thoracic aortic transection is open surgical repair but
it is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, particularly in patients with multiple …

PURPOSE: Historically thoracic aortic rupture secondary to trauma was treated with
cardiopulmonary bypass and open surgery. With the advent of endovascular grafting …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the early outcomes of patients undergoing thoracic endovascular
aortic repair for blunt thoracic aortic injuries. METHODS: A prospective, nonrandomized …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of endovascular
repair in acute traumatic aortic rupture on the basis of our experience with 16 patients …

A traumatic thoracic aortic injury is a severe and life-threatening clinical entity. Although
largely fatal; if untreated, these injuries are amenable to surgical repair if appropriately …

In a patient with multiple trauma, blunt thoracic trauma with concomitant aortic disruption is
often eminently lethal, ranking second to head injury as the most common cause of trauma …

Background Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is the standard-of-care for treating
traumatic aortic injury (TAI). Few retrospective studies compared TEVAR to open repair in …

Background: We reviewed all patients presenting to our institution with a traumatic thoracic
aortic injury (TTAI) between January 2006 and May 2007. Age, gender, injury severity score …

BACKGROUND: Traumatic injury of the thoracic aorta is a life-threatening complication in
patients who sustain deceleration or crush injuries. The magnitude of force necessary to …

Acute, traumatic disruption of the intrathoracic aorta (TAT) remains the second most common
cause of death in trauma patients presenting with blunt or deceleration type injuries. More …