Endovascular stenting of blunt thoracic aortic injury in an 11-year-old.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-2010
Abstract
Blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injury in children is very rare. Open surgical repair is the definitive treatment. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for trauma has been performed in adults with good outcomes. Its use has been adopted in pediatric population, and its role is evolving. We report a successful TEVAR in a critically injured 11-year-old boy. To our knowledge, this is the youngest patient to be successfully treated with TEVAR.
Volume
45
Issue
3
First Page
15
Last Page
18
ISSN
1531-5037
Published In/Presented At
Gunabushanam, V., Mishra, N., Calderin, J., Glick, R., Rosca, M., & Krishnasastry, K. (2010). Endovascular stenting of blunt thoracic aortic injury in an 11-year-old. Journal of pediatric surgery, 45(3), E15–E18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.12.021
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
20223302
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article