Nonoperative management rather than endovascular repair may be safe for grade II blunt traumatic aortic injuries: an eleven year retrospective analysis - Spencer SM, Safcsak K, Smith CP, Cheatham ML, Bhullar IS.

BACKGROUND: The Society of Vascular Surgery (SVS) guidelines currently suggest thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for grade II-IV and non-operative management (NOM) for grade I blunt traumatic aortic injury (BTAI). However, there is increasing evi...
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