Simultaneous repair of multiple traumatic aortic tears.

Lancey, R A; Davliakos, G P; Vander Salm, T J · Ann Thorac Surg · 1995

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 34-year-old man suffered simultaneous tears of his distal ascending and mid-descending thoracic aorta secondary to blunt trauma. Repairs of both injuries were performed via a median sternotomy approach followed by a left lateral thoracotomy using two separate methods of cardiopulmonary bypass.

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