Optimal Management of Traumatic Aortic Injury

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-14

  Fattori, R ^a   Russo, V ^a   Lovato, L ^a   Di Bartolomeo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

TAI; Thoracic Aortic Disease; Traumatic Aortic Injury

Indexed keywords

AORTA INJURY; AORTOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEART GRAFT; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; STENT; THORAX INJURY; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AORTIC RUPTURE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; THORACIC INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 58149279409     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.09.024     Document Type: Review

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