Citation

Feliciano DV. Chest Surg. Clin. N. Am. 1997; 7(2): 305-323.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9156294

Abstract

Techniques for the diagnosis of blunt thoracic vascular injuries continue to evolve, and both helical CT scanning and transesophageal echocardiography are being compared with thoracic aortography. Repair of a tear in the descending thoracic aorta often is performed with the antriofemoral centrifugal pump. Patients with penetrating thoracic vascular injuries have a variety of presentations, with aortography restricted to those with proximity of wound to the superior mediastinum or the presence of a hematoma on admission chest radiograph.

Language: en