Blunt thoracic aortic injury

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Mark Farber, MD, National Principal Investigator, Comments on Blunt Thoracic Artery Injury 5-Year Results, Including the Number of Reinterventions Relative to Device Performance

09/01/2023

Mark Farber, MD
Division of Vascular Surgery, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Mark Farber, MD Division of Vascular ...

Dr. Farber comments on the U.S. IDE clinical trial.

Dr. Farber comments on the U.S....

09/01/2023

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Aortic Transection in a 10-Year-Old Following a Motor Vehicle Accident

08/02/2011

Omar Al-Nouri, DO, MS, RPVI

Blunt traumatic aortic injury in the pediatric population is exceedingly rare. Few reports or series exist regarding the optimal management of traumatic aortic disruption in the pediatric age group. We report a case of a 10-year-old male with...

Blunt traumatic aortic injury in...

08/02/2011

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

Emergency Stent-graft Repair for Thoracic Aortic Injury

09/05/2008

G. Piffaretti, MD
Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

G. Piffaretti, MD Department of Vascu...

Blunt thoracic aortic injuries (BTAIs) due to a deceleration trauma are highly lethal and remain a therapeutic challenge. BTAIs represent only 10% of all thoracic vascular traumas and usually involve the isthmic portion of the aorta, but up...

Blunt thoracic aortic injuries...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management