Simultaneous repair of multiple traumatic aortic tears.
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.
Medical subject headings
- Aorta
- Aortic Rupture