Thoracic aortic trauma frequently occurs in the setting of chest trauma. As such, victims of
aortic trauma may have multiple life-threatening thoracic injuries involving the chest wall …

This chapter will review all aortic trauma as a single entity, but it is important to recognize
that in practice, management of thoracic versus abdominal aortic trauma often hinges on …

Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta is a potentially fatal injury that leads to death in 75-
90% of cases at the time of injury. In this report, we present our experience with traumatic …

Objectives: Describe the most common sites of injury in patients with aortic trauma. Outline
the evaluation of aortic trauma. Explain the treatment approaches for patients with aortic …

Purpose This study investigated the clinical outcomes of trauma patients with blunt thoracic
aortic injuries at a single institution. Methods During the study period, 9,501 patients with …

Results Of the 19 thoracic aortic injuries, 17 (89%) were caused by blunt trauma, 8 (42%) of
the patients arrived in shock, 7 (37%) died before repair could be attempted, 11 (58%) …

Introduction: Aortic rupture may follow penetrating or predominantly blunt injuries and results
in a sudden hemorrhagic shock which commonly is lethal. AIs are classified in the organ …

Surgical reconstruction is the treatment for acute traumatic aortic rupture and should be
accomplished immediately in most patients. In patients in whom concomitant injuries or the …

Objective Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta is a life-threatening injury requiring urgent
surgical intervention. Despite recent improvements in resuscitation and emergency …

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to compare early and long-term results in terms of
survival and aortic complications for traumatic aortic injuries depending on the initial …