Citation

Lin PH, Barr V, Bush RL, Velez DA, Lumsden AB, Ricketts J. Vasc. Endovascular. Surg. 2003; 37(4): 289-292.

Affiliation

Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston VAMC (112), 2002 Holcomb Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA. plin@bcm.tmc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12894372

Abstract

Rupture of the abdominal aorta as the result of blunt trauma is uncommon, due in part to its protected position in the retroperitoneum. Isolated aortic rupture following blunt injury is even more rare. A case of isolated abdominal aortic rupture in a 6-year-old girl following blunt trauma due to an all-terrain vehicle accident is reported. The girl survived following an emergent aortoiliac reconstruction.

Language: en