J Korean Soc Traumatol.  2018 Apr;31(1):24-28. 10.20408/jti.2018.31.1.24.

Delayed Ascending Aorta Replacement in Blunt Chest Trauma with Aortic Injury

• Son SA
• Kim GJ
• Do YW
• Oh TH

• KMID: 2437317
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.20408/jti.2018.31.1.24

Abstract

Ascending aortic injury after blunt chest trauma is an emergency condition that requires urgent diagnosis and treatment. The authors report the case of a patient with traumatic ascending aortic injury who received ascending aorta replacement under cardiopulmonary bypass after failure of primary repair.

Keyword

Aorta; Multiple trauma; Cardiopulmonary bypass

MeSH Terms

Aorta*
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Diagnosis
Emergencies
Humans
Multiple Trauma
Thorax*