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Management of Thoracic Aortic Injury after Blunt Trauma: Nine Cases at a Single Medical Center

Authors
 Kyungwon Lee  ;  Jae Gil Lee 
Citation
 Journal of Trauma and Injury, Vol.29(4) : 146-150, 2016 
Journal Title
Journal of Trauma and Injury
ISSN
 1738-8767 
Issue Date
2016
Abstract
Purpose: Traumatic aortic injuries are rare, but life threatening condition. They usually occur after high velocity impact on the chest or abdomen such as traffic accident or fall. We report the experiences of the traumatic aortic injuries at a single center.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of nine patients with aortic injury resulting from the blunt trauma from Jan. 2010 to May. 2016.

Results: The mean age was 51.1±20.8 years old, and ten (90.9%) were men. The mechanisms of injury were traffic accidents in seven patients (motorcycle accidents; 3, car accidents; 4), and four in fall injury. Most common injured sites were thoracic aorta (9, 81.8%). Aortic injuries were repaired by endovascular approach in four patients, and by open graft surgery in four. Two patients were managed conservatively. Nine patients survived without any complications.

Conclusion: We had experienced different approaches for management of aortic injuries after blunt trauma according to locations and severity of lesions.
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DOI
10.20408/jti.2016.29.4.146
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Surgery (외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Lee, Jae Gil(이재길) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-8035
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/153246
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