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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:294-296
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Delayed surgical management of a traumatic aortic arch injury

Yvonne M. Carter, MDa, Riyad Karmy-Jones, MDb, Gabriel S. Aldea, MD*a

a Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
b Trauma Cardiothoracic Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

Accepted for publication April 13, 2001.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Aldea, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific AA115, Box 356310, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
e-mail: aldea{at}u.washington.edu

We report successful management of a blunt traumatic injury to the aortic arch with intentionally delayed surgical repair. The aorta was repaired after the stabilization of other, potentially fatal, traumatic injuries.




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