Endovascular Salvage for Traumatic Midthoracic Aortic Rupture with Left Diaphragmatic Injury

Abstract

Patients with traumatic aortic rupture rarely reach the hospital alive. Even among those who arrive at the hospital alive, traumatic aortic rupture after high-speed motor vehicle accidents leads to a high in-hospital mortality rate and is associated with other major injuries. Here, we report a rare case of descending midthoracic aortic rupture with blunt diaphragmatic rupture. Successful management with emergency laparotomy after an immediate endovascular procedure resulted in a favorable prognosis in this case.

Keywords

• aortic rupture
• endovascular procedure
• multiple trauma