Traumatic rupture of the aorta in an 11-year-old patient: Surgical considerations in the technique of repair

Surgeon

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-98

  Healy, D G ^a   Soo, A ^a   Akbar, M T ^a   Wood, A E ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aorta; Paediatric; Transection; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA INJURY; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DACRON IMPLANT; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; RARE DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; THORACIC AORTA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 17644389156     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1479-666x(05)80069-1     Document Type: Article

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