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- Title
Stent Grafting for a Distal Thoracic Aortic Injury.
- Authors
Willis, Michelle; Neschis, David; Menaker, Jay; Lilly, Michael; Scalea, Thomas
- Abstract
Aortic injury following blunt trauma can be potentially devastating, particularly when it occurs in multiply injured patients. This injury normally occurs just distal to the left subclavian artery. Recently, stent grafting has become a mainstay in therapy. Although technical challenges certainly exist in stent grafting aortic injuries in this location, the ability to avoid all complications associated with traditional open repair make stent grafting extremely attractive. We present a case on a 41-year-old man who sustained an aortic injury just proximal to the celiac axis. We used stent grafting to treat this injury with a very favorable result.
- Subjects
AORTA radiography; AORTA injuries; TRAUMA surgery; BLOOD vessel prosthesis; BLUNT trauma; SURGICAL stents; TOMOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC accidents
- Publication
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 2011, Vol 45, Issue 2, p187
- ISSN
1538-5744
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1538574410373662