Surgical treatment for rupture of the aortic isthmus in a pediatric patient with multiple blunt injuries
Although traumatic thoracic aortic injury is a rare condition in children, it is life-threatening with a high mortality rate: approximately 80%-85% of patients die before reaching the hospital and of those who reach the hospital, 50% are not saved due to the severity of the injury. Early diagnosis o...
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2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Although traumatic thoracic aortic injury is a rare condition in children, it is life-threatening with a high mortality rate: approximately 80%-85% of patients die before reaching the hospital and of those who reach the hospital, 50% are not saved due to the severity of the injury. Early diagnosis of thoracic aortic injuries is critical to saving the patient; however, this is difficult because hospitalized patients often present with multiple injuries. Here we present the case of a 14-year-old male patient with a ruptured aortic isthmus due to multiple blunt injuries who was successfully treated by surgical open repair of the thoracic aorta via median sternotomy with the support of cardiopulmonary bypass. |
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| Item Description: | 2213-5766 10.1016/j.epsc.2021.101976 |