Rupture of thoracic aorta resulting from blunt trauma

International Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-84

  Franchello, A ^a   Olivero, G ^a   Di Summa, M ^a   Memore, L ^a   Scavarda, B ^a   Bertoldo, U ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Thoracic aorta; Traumatic aortic injury; Traumatic aortic rupture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC AORTA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RUPTURE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0030907577     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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