Research article summary (published Jul 2009):

Endovascular repair of traumatic aortic injury in a pediatric patient.

Full Abstract

We present the case of a 14-year-old girl who sustained a traumatic aortic injury (TAI) after a motor vehicle collision. Due to the severity of her associated injuries, she was not a candidate for open aortic repair. Available options for endovascular repair were very limited due to the small aortic diameter (14 mm). We performed a successful endovascular repair with an off-label use of an iliac limb prosthesis (Excluder, WL Gore, Flagstaff, Ariz). This case demonstrates the utility of an iliac limb prosthesis for endovascular repair of TAI in a child as a bridge to future open conversion.

Author information

Author/s: Keyhani, Kourosh (K); Estrera, Anthony L (AL); Safi, Hazim J (HJ); Azizzadeh, Ali (A);

Affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter (J Vasc Surg), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 50 (issue 3) : pp 652-4

Dates: Created 2009/08/24; Completed 2009/09/15;

PMID: 19576716, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 9/15/2009, IMS Date: )

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Accidents, Traffic Adolescent Aneurysm, False - radiography; surgery Aorta, Thoracic - injuries; pathology; surgery Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - radiography; surgery Aortography - methods Blood Vessel Prosthesis Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - instrumentation

Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - instrumentation Female Humans Iliac Artery Prosthesis Design Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Wounds and Injuries - radiography; surgery

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