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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1116-1117
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Key References

Traumatic injury to the thoracic aorta

A. Tayfun Gurbuz, MDa, Darryl S. Weiman, MDa, James W. Pate, MDa

a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Address reprint requests to Dr Weiman, 956 Court Ave, Suite G212, Memphis, TN 38163

History

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Mechanism and Pathology

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Clinical Findings and Diagnosis

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  15. Williams DM, Simon HJ, Marx MV, Starkey TD. Acute traumatic aortic rupture: intravascular ultrasound findings. Radiology 1992;182:247–9.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
Treatment

  1. Cowley RA, Turney SZ, Hankins JR, Rodriguez A, Attar S, Shankar BS. Rupture of the thoracic aorta caused by blunt trauma. A fifteen year experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1990;100:652–61.[Abstract]
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  8. Katz NM, Blackstone EH, Kirklin JW, Karp RB. Incremental risk factors for spinal cord injury following operation for acute traumatic aortic transection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1981;81:669–74.[Abstract]
  9. Laschinger JC. Spinal cord injury following surgical correction of acute aortic disruption. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1992;4:217–22.[Medline]
  10. Acher CW, Wynn MM. Multifactorial nature of spinal cord circulation. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;10:7–10.[Medline]
  11. Orringer MB, Kirsh MM. Primary repair of acute traumatic aortic disruption. Ann Thorac Surg 1983;35:672–5.[Abstract]
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  15. Olivier HF, Maher TD, Liebler GA, Park SB, Burkholder JA, Magovern GJ. Use of the BioMedicus centrifugal pump in traumatic tears of the thoracic aorta. Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38:586–91.[Abstract]
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  17. Higgins RSD, Sanchez JA, DeGuidis L, et al. Mechanical circulatory support decreases neurologic complications in the treatment of traumatic injures of the thoracic aorta. Arch Surg 1992;127:516–9.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  18. Pate JW, Fabian TC, Walker WA. Acute traumatic rupture of the aortic isthmus: repair with cardiopulmonary bypass. Ann Thorac Surg 1995;59:90–9.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  19. Contino JP, Folette DM, Berkoff HA, Pollock ME, Bogren H, Wisner DH. Use of Carmeda-coated femoral-femoral bypass during repair of traumatic aortic pseudoaneurysms. Arch Surg 1994;129:933–9.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  20. Fabian TC, Richardson JD, Croce MA, et al. Prospective study of blunt aortic injury: multicenter trial of the American Association for Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma 1997;42:374–83.[Medline]
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  22. Fisher RG, Oria RA, Mattox KL, Whigham CJ, Pickard LR. Conservative management of aortic lacerations due to blunt trauma. J Trauma 1990;30:1562–6.[Medline]
  23. Katsumata T, Shinfeld A, Westaby S. Operation for chronic traumatic aortic aneurysm: when and how? Ann Thorac Surg 1998;66:774–8.
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  25. Kato N, Dake MD, Miller DC, et al. Traumatic thoracic aortic aneurysm: treatment with endovascular stent-grafts. Radiology 1997;205:657–62.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  26. Trachiotis GD, Sell JE, Pearson GD, Martin GR, Midgley FM. Traumatic thoracic aortic rupture in the pediatric patient. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:724–32.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
Survival

  1. Cernaianu AC, Cilley JH, Baldino WA, Spence RK, DelRossi AJ. Determinants of outcome in lesions of the thoracic aorta in patients with multiorgan system trauma. Chest 1992;101:331–5.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  2. Nicolosi AC, Almassi GH, Bousamra MII, Haasler GB, Olinger GN. Mortality and morbidity after repair of traumatic aortic disruption. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:875–8.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  3. Camp PC, Shackford SR. Outcome after blunt traumatic aortic laceration: identification of a high risk cohort. J Trauma 1997;43:413–23.[Medline]




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