Post-traumatic ‘transection’ of the aorta
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Traumatic transection of aorta.
A 16 year-old man presented with fracture of both his femurs after a road traffic accident. Chest radiograph revealed mediastinal widening. Subsequent CT scan and arch aortogram confirmed the findings of traumatic aortic arch transection at the isthmus. He underwent successful surgical repair. High index of suspicion and prompt actions are important in managing this potentially fatal but treata...
متن کاملTraumatic transection of the brainstem.
A case of nearly complete transection of the lower brainstem following skull fracture with detailed histological study is presented.
متن کاملPost traumatic isolated bladder neck transection: Unreported and undescribed injury
Bladder neck injuries are well recognized consequences of pelvic fracture related trauma to lower urinary tract.1 The risk of complete bladder neck distraction injury is more common in children than in adults2 so specifically addressed in pediatric literature but there is no specific reference to their management in adults.1 In adults, bladder neck injury is usually longitudinally split.3 We ar...
متن کاملRepair of traumatic transection of the thoracic aorta: esmolol for intraoperative control of arterial pressure.
We report the intraoperative use of esmolol for control of arterial pressure during repair of a traumatic transection of the descending thoracic aorta. A mean infusion rate of esmolol 50.5 micrograms kg-1 min-1 resulted in a decrease in mean arterial pressure to 63 mm Hg and heart rate to 99 beat min-1 and was associated with excellent surgical conditions. The infusion rate of esmolol was titra...
متن کاملIs endovascular repair now the first line treatment for traumatic transection of the thoracic aorta?
Thoracic aortic transection (TAT) occurs as a result of a significant deceleration injury, commonly as a result of road traffic accidents. It is rarely isolated in its occurrence and is often associated with multiple injuries. It has an extremely high mortality, estimated to be 80%. Many cases that result in free intra-thoracic rupture die at the scene of the accident whilst those reaching hosp...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal Armed Forces India
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0377-1237
DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2014.11.007