Case report: Open replacement of incomplete semi-circular traumatic ruptures of the ascending and descending aorta

An incomplete traumatic rupture of the ascending aorta is a rare but life-threatening condition. Hence, the assessment of the extent of the injury prior to therapy is crucial. We report a case of a 50-year-old male with traumatic aortic rupture who underwent emergency surgery after the evaluation of...

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Autores principales: Mytsyk, Miroslawa, Grapow, Martin T. R., Shahinian, Jasmin, Maurer, Markus, Gurke, Lorenz, Eckstein, Friedrich S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4947277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27422556
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-016-0485-0
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Sumario:An incomplete traumatic rupture of the ascending aorta is a rare but life-threatening condition. Hence, the assessment of the extent of the injury prior to therapy is crucial. We report a case of a 50-year-old male with traumatic aortic rupture who underwent emergency surgery after the evaluation of computed tomography scan (CT-scan). The surgical treatment involved replacement of the ascending aorta and stent implantation in descending aorta due to its covered rupture.

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