1. Blunt aortic injury: Surgical treatment of the ascending and descending aorta
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Gustavo Pampolha Guerreiro, Vagner Madrini Junior, Rômullo Medeiros Santos, Carlos Manuel de Almeida Brandão, Andressa Da Silva Elicker, Fabio Biscegli Jatene, and Elinthon Tavares Veronese
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Aortic arch ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Aorta ,business.industry ,Aortic injury ,Dissection (medical) ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Blunt ,medicine.artery ,Concomitant ,Descending aorta ,Ascending aorta ,cardiovascular system ,Medicine ,business - Abstract
Traumatic aortic injury is potentially fatal. Although uncommon, involvement of the aortic arch and the ascending aorta can occur. This case shows concomitant dissection of the ascending and descending sections of the aorta after blunt chest trauma where the open surgical approach was successfully performed to treat both aortic injuries.
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- 2021
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