Endovascular Thoracic Aortic Repair for Catheter Associated Aortic Injury During Thoracostomy Tube Placement
Aortic injuries during non-aortic related procedures are rare but potentially catastrophic. Endovascular aortic repair has been described as a viable option in similar circumstances. However, most reports involve aortic injury from orthopaedic hardware after spine surgery or trocar injury during abdominal surgery.
Source: EJVES Extra - Category: Surgery Authors: Edvard Skripochnik, Ali Reza Sattari, Thomas V. Bilfinger, Apostolos K. Tassiopoulos, Mohsen Bannazadeh Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
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