Abstract
My colleagues and I report an unusual case of traumatic aortic injury in an 18-year-old woman who had undergone multiple prior surgical procedures for repair of a type B interrupted aortic arch. Her most recent procedure included replacement of the proximal descending thoracic aorta with a 19-mm homograft at age 11 years. Seven years later, she was involved in a motor vehicle collision after a syncopal episode. Imaging studies revealed rupture of the body of the aortic homograft with formation of a pseudoaneurysm. The injury was successfully repaired with a Dacron graft by using hypothermic circulatory arrest.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 710-712 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine