Blunt trauma of the thoracic aorta: mechanisms involved, diagnosis and management
J. vasc. bras
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2(3): 197-210, set. 2003. ilus
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en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta is a life threatening situation, and may be secondary to several mechanisms; mainly penetrating or iatrogenic lesions and blunt trauma. Although penetrating mechanisms predominate, the number of patients with aortic disruption due to blunt trauma has continued to increase.This paper shows an overview focusing on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, timing and type of treatment regarding traumatic injuries of the thoracic aorta; it also reports the experience of one single center that deals with these lesions.The major difficulty in the evaluation data on blunt aortic injury is that retrospective reviews often group together patients with all types of aortic lesions, comparing outcomes for injuries in different locations, with diverse methods of repair and different surgeons and/or institutions.
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Asunto principal:
Aorta Torácica
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Rotura de la Aorta
/
Heridas y Lesiones
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio observacional
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J. vasc. bras
Asunto de la revista:
Cardiología
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Italia
Institución/País de afiliación:
Università Vita-Salute/IT
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