Open Repair Versus Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Multiple-Injured Patients: Observations From a Level-1 Trauma Center

Open Repair Versus Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Multiple-Injured Patients: Observations From a Level-1 Trauma Center

Background Blunt trauma of the thoracic aorta is a rare but potentially life-threatening entity. Intimal tears are a domain of non-operative management, whereas all other types of lesions should be repaired urgently. There is now a clear trend favoring minimally invasive stent grafting ove...

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Main Authors: Brand, Breitenbach, Bolzen, Petri, Krettek, Teebken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-12-01
Series:Archives of Trauma Research
Online Access: http://archtrauma.com/?page=article&article_id=27183

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