Endovascular repair of traumatic aortic injury in a pediatric patient.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.040.
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Abstract
We present the case of a 14-year-old girl who sustained a traumatic aortic injury (TAI) after a motor vehicle collision. Due to the severity of her associated injuries, she was not a candidate for open aortic repair. Available options for endovascular repair were very limited due to the small aortic diameter (14 mm). We performed a successful endovascular repair with an off-label use of an iliac limb prosthesis (Excluder, WL Gore, Flagstaff, Ariz). This case demonstrates the utility of an iliac limb prosthesis for endovascular repair of TAI in a child as a bridge to future open conversion.
Medical subject headings
- Accidents, Traffic
- Aneurysm, False
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
- Wounds and Injuries