Management of acute traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta: Report of a case;Das versorgungskonzept der akuten traumatischen aortenruptur anhand eines fallbeispieles

Swiss Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 84-87

  Heller, G ^a   Schlapfer R ^a   Stirnemann, P ^a   Stulz, P ^a  

^a LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Delayed repair; Thoracic aorta; Traumatic rupture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTA SURGERY; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; THORACIC AORTA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; BLUNT TRAUMA; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; THORAX INJURY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; CRITICAL CARE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; REOPERATION; THORACIC INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0033625159     PISSN: 10239332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1023-9332.6.2.84     Document Type: Article

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