OBJECTIVE: High mortality and paraplegia rates associated with the surgical management
of acute thoracic aortic ruptures limit its success. It was our objective to evaluate whether …

BACKGROUND: Surgical management of acute thoracic aortic ruptures is controversial,
especially in patients with preexisting comorbidities; associated mortality and paraplegia …

Open surgical management of acute rupture of the descending thoracic aorta (DTA) is
associated with high mortality and morbidity. Endovascular stent-grafts (ESGs) could provide …

Background: The endovascular treatment for acute traumatic aorta rupture has been proven
to be safe in emergency. Technical aspects concerning the device fixation, the materials' …

Background Endovascular technologies provide a new therapeutic option in the treatment
for acute traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta. We report our experience with endoluminal …

Purpose: To report the endovascular treatment of acute descending thoracic aortic rupture
as an alternative to open surgery in high-risk patients. Methods: Between November 1999 …

BACKGROUND: We report endovascular treatment of acute traumatic rupture of the thoracic
aorta as a potential alternative to open surgery for high-risk patients. METHODS: Between …

OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to compare the outcome between open and
endovascular repair of acute traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta. METHODS: Seventy-five …

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive endovascular treatment of a traumatic rupture of the
thoracic aorta is a new strategy in the care of multitrauma patients. We report the experience …

Introduction: emergency surgery on the thoracic aorta is associated with a high mortality.
Endovascular treatment for these patients may offer a realistic alternative to open surgery …