[Clinical case: post-traumatic thoracic aorta rupture. Considerations on emergency room treatment]. / Rottura post-traumatica dell'aorta toracica. Considerazioni sul trattamento sala di emergenza.

A clinical case of post-traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta at isthmus and descending aorta levels with favourable outcome is reported. Early suspicion of a possible aortic lesion related to the trauma modality which was characterized by sudden deceleration, immediate performance of a CT scan of the thorax with and without contrast medium and careful monitoring of arterial pressure which showed hypotension at controls during the stay in the emergency and radiological rooms, permitted us to opt for conservative treatment of the lesion with satisfactory outcome.