Acute Thoracic Aortic Trauma: A Comparison of Endoluminal Stent Grafts with Open Repair and Nonoperative Management

Endovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic ruptures: a single-center experience

“…Patients with rAAA and traumatic TAI are not frequently good surgical candidates because of old age, comorbidities, and concomitant multiple-system injuries, such as cranial injuries, multiple fractures, and pulmonary contusions. Surgical repair of the thoracic or abdominal aorta in patients with concomitant injuries and comorbidities is associated with high morbidity and mortality (4,10,11). Therefore, endovascular repair techniques have emerged as a promising alternative in these patients (12).…”

“…Several case reports and case series evaluating the technical feasibility and safety of endovascular treatment for rAAA and TAI suggest that between 40% and 80% of rAAAs are suitable for endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) (5,7,13,14), and the perioperative mortality rates for endovascular repair of rAAA and TAI are 10%-29% (15)(16)(17) and 0%-20% (10,11,18), respectively.…”

Initial Experiences in Management of Blunt Aortic Injury Taking Associated Brain Injury Into Consideration

“…8,9 Based on those findings, a conclusion regarding the best initial treatment for BAI can not be reached. Considering the difficulty in carrying out a randomized control study for BAI, we designed the present prospective control study as an attempt to establish the optimal surgical strategy for BAI.…”

Tratamiento endovascular del trauma de aorta descendente

“…Aunque no existen trabajos prospectivos que evalúen ambas técnicas disponibles en forma randomizada y muy posiblemente nunca se hagan, series contemporáneas comparativas demuestran las ventajas evidentes del procedimiento endovascular 22,23 .…”