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Case Reports
Stent-graft replacement of chronic traumatic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta after blunt chest trauma.
- M Gawenda, P Landwehr, and J Brunkwall.
- Department of Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Vascular Centre University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. Michael.Gawenda@medizin.uni-koeln.de
- J Cardiovasc Surg. 2002 Oct 1; 43 (5): 705-9.
AbstractChronic traumatic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is an unusual occurrence. Open-chest surgery for repair of chronic traumatic aneurysms results in mortality rate of 5-18%, and a morbidity rate of 11-50% also. The evolution of endovascular technology offers the promise of a new, less invasive method to achieve aneurysm exclusion. A case of chronic traumatic aneurysm of the near isthmus thoracic aorta discovered on a chest X-ray and evaluated with chest computed tomographic scanning is presented. Stent-grafting procedure is described. Stent-grafting in chronic traumatic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta seems to be a viable minimal invasive therapeutic option for traumatic rupture of the aortic isthmus.
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