Current diagnosis and management of blunt traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta Estado atual do diagnóstico e tratamento das lesões traumáticas da aorta torácica

The diagnosis and management of aortic lacerations has been gradually improving. Historically, aortic lacerations were a common cause of exsanguination with extremely high mortality rate. However, in modern trauma systems with advanced resuscitation and rapid radiology imaging, the diagnosis of an a...

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Main Authors: Vishal Bansal, Jeanne Lee, Raul Coimbra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2007-03-01
Series:Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492007000100009