Despite advances in detection and treatment, acute traumatic aortic injury (ATAI) is
associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Both physical and hemodynamic forces …

Objective Traumatic aortic injury (TAI) is rare, but frequently lethal. However, with prompt
diagnosis, patients can undergo life-saving open or endovascular repair. Unfortunately …

Traumatic aortic injury (TAI) has long been considered a surgical emergency, despite the
high mortality and morbidity rates in traumatized patients submitted to open surgery. Initial …

Acute traumatic aortic tear (ATAT) is the second most common cause of deaths in trauma
patients (about 8,000 deaths/year in the USA). Due to circumferential aortic disruption, up to …

BACKGROUND: The best time to intervene in traumatic aortic injuries has long been a
matter of debate. While emergency surgery is characterized by high morbidity and mortality …

Traumatic abdominal aortic injury (TAAI) is a severe complication of penetrating and blunt
trauma with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly if diagnosis is delayed. In patients …

Despite recent advances in prehospital care, multidetector computed tomographic (CT)
technology, and rapid definitive therapy, trauma to the aorta continues to be a substantial …

PURPOSE: To evaluate outcome differences in open surgical and endovascular treatment of
traumatic aortic rupture (TAR) over a period of 30 years. METHODS: We retrospectively …

OBJECTIVES: Endovascular treatment of traumatic aortic injury (TAI) is an alternative to
open repair (OR) in patients with blunt trauma. We report our initial experience after …

Acute traumatic aortic injury is a life-threatening entity that requires emergent treatment.
Treatment was once performed with left thoracotomy, resection of the damaged aortic …