Blunt Abdominal Aortic Injury

Blunt multifocal aortic injury with abdominal aortic intimointimal intussusception

Blunt abdominal aortic injury is an infrequent occurrence after blunt trauma. The majority of these injuries result from deceleration forces sustained in motor vehicle collisions. Effects of these forces on the thoracic aorta are well described, but associated spinal compression or distraction can also lead to injury of the affixed abdominal aorta. We present a case of multifocal blunt thoracic...

Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury

Introduction Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury (BTAI) refers to tearing of the wall of the aorta, a serious, often fatal, injury that occurs during severe automobile collisions. BTAI is one of the most common causes of death in road traffic accidents [1], and may be caused by other impacts, such as in fall victims. Despite 150 years of speculation on the subject, however, there is still widespread ...

Blunt aortic injury.

From the Divisions of Vascular Surgery (D.G.N., W.R.F.) and Cardiac Surgery (B.P.G.), Department of Surgery, and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center (T.M.S.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore. Address reprint requests to Dr. Neschis at the Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene St., Rm. N4W66, Baltimore, MD 21201, or at dneschis@...

Unusual blunt aortic trauma injury.

Iliac leg and abdominal aortic cuff stent-graft for blunt thoracic aortic injury in young patient.

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for blunt thoracic aortic injury in young adults with small aortic diameter often encounters high difficulty. We report, to our knowledge, the first case of successful treatment using combination of iliac leg and abdominal aortic cuff stent-graft.