Citation

Lau WT, Wong DK, Louie HW. Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2008; 86(6): e5-6.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.06.083

PMID

19021962

Abstract

A high-speed motorcycle crash is a risk factor for thoracic aortic injury due to the rapid deceleration mechanism. We present a previously healthy 44-year-old man who was involved in a motorcycle accident. Initial spiral computed tomography indicated an intimal flap, which was visualized with evidence of mediastinal hemorrhage. The man was taken emergently to the operating room where a patent ductus arteriosus was seen at the location of the suspected aortic injury. No true aortic injury was appreciated.

Language: en