OBJECTIVE: Traumatic aortic injury (TAI) is rare, but frequently lethal. However, with prompt diagnosis, patients can undergo life-saving open or endovascular repair. Unfortunately, because these injuries are relatively rare, subtle forms of these injuries may be missed, and normal variants may mimic TAI leading to misdiagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: We will discuss computed tomography findings of typical injury patterns of traumatic aortic injuries as well as treatment options, diagnostic pitfalls and injury mimics. These are highlighted with clinical case examples.
OBJECTIVE:Traumatic aortic injury (TAI) is rare, but frequently lethal. However, with prompt diagnosis, patients can undergo life-saving open or endovascular repair. Unfortunately, because these injuries are relatively rare, subtle forms of these injuries may be missed, and normal variants may mimic TAI leading to misdiagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: We will discuss computed tomography findings of typical injury patterns of traumatic aortic injuries as well as treatment options, diagnostic pitfalls and injury mimics. These are highlighted with clinical case examples.
Authors: Demetrios Demetriades; George C Velmahos; Thomas M Scalea; Gregory J Jurkovich; Riyad Karmy-Jones; Pedro G Teixeira; Mark R Hemmila; James V O'Connor; Mark O McKenney; Forrest O Moore; Jason London; Michael J Singh; Edward Lineen; Konstantinos Spaniolas; Marius Keel; Michael Sugrue; Wendy L Wahl; Jonathan Hill; Mathew J Wall; Ernest E Moore; Daniel Margulies; Valerie Malka; Linda S Chan Journal: J Trauma Date: 2008-03
Authors: Stephanie Jarvis; Patrick Rudersdorf; James Poling; Andreas Hennig; Kristin Salottolo; Travis Bouchard; Allen Tanner; Wendy Erickson; Sidra Bhuller; Logan Ouderkirk; Jeffrey Simpson; Kaysie Banton; Elizabeth Kim; David Bar-Or Journal: Patient Saf Surg Date: 2022-09-15