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Lifesaving Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Traumatic Aortic Isthmus Rupture: A Case Report.

Athanasios Papatriantafyllou, Konstantina Soukouli, Paraskevi Dedopoulou, Vasileios Leivaditis, Ioannis Karioris, Michail Peroulis, Manfred Dahm, Stylianos Tsochatzis

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Athanasios PapatriantafyllouDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Westpfalz-Klinikum, Kaiserslautern, DEU.
Konstantina SoukouliDepartment of Surgery, General Hospital of Patras, Patras, GRC.
Paraskevi DedopoulouDepartment of Surgery, General Hospital of Patras, Patras, GRC.
Vasileios LeivaditisDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Westpfalz-Klinikum, Kaiserslautern, DEU.
Ioannis KariorisDepartment of Surgery, General Hospital of Patras, Patras, GRC.
Michail PeroulisVascular Unit, Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GRC.
Manfred DahmDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Westpfalz-Klinikum, Kaiserslautern, DEU.
Stylianos TsochatzisDepartment of Surgery, General Hospital of Patras, Patras, GRC.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) is a high-energy trauma, with most patients succumbing at the scene of the accident. Those who reach the hospital require immediate intervention. In most cases, the injury affects the aortic isthmus, and endovascular repair is the typical treatment approach. We present a rare case of BTAI in a 68-year-old female patient who arrived at the ED following a pedestrian accident. CT imaging revealed a grade III BTAI, which was successfully treated with thoracic endovascular aortic repair. This case underscores the critical importance of timely diagnosis and prompt intervention in BTAI.

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aortic isthmusaortic ruptureblunt thoracic aortic injuryendovascular repairthoracic endovascular aortic repair

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PMID40351890
PMCPMC12065933

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