Acute traumatic injury of the distal descending aorta associated with thoracic spine injury.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A rare case of traumatic injury of the distal descending aorta associated with thoracic spine injury is reported. A 21-year-old man was admitted after a traffic accident. Thoracic CT and angiography demonstrated a false aneurysm of the distal descending aorta and a compression fracture of the eleventh thoracic vertebra. At emergency surgery, a transverse linear tear at the level of the aortic hiatus was confirmed and repaired.
Medical subject headings
- Aneurysm, False
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Spinal Fractures
- Thoracic Vertebrae