
@article{ref1,
title="Trauma to the aorta and major vessels",
journal="Chest surgery clinics of North America",
year="1997",
author="Feliciano, David V.",
volume="7",
number="2",
pages="305-323",
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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1052-3359",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}