Endovascular intervention in thoracic arterial trauma.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2008.07.007.
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Abstract
The management of thoracic vascular injury has improved dramatically over the past two decades. The availability of multi-row detector CT has facilitated early diagnosis and incorporation of minimally invasive endograft repair for traumatic aortic injury has improved mortality and paraplegia rates. This review evaluates the available data on stent-graft repair of acute blunt traumatic aortic injury and traumatic great vessel injury with regard to safety and efficacy in comparison with conventional open surgical repair.
Medical subject headings
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Brachiocephalic Trunk
- Carotid Artery Injuries
- Stents
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating
- Wounds, Penetrating