Novel Approach to Repairing a Traumatic Aortic Arch Pseudoaneurysm Following a Fall

Abstract

Traumatic pseudoaneurysms of the aortic arch are often treated with surgical repair regardless of the lesion size or age. The authors report a simple, less invasive surgical repair in a patient who sustained blunt aortic injury following a fall.

Keywords

aorta - pseudoaneurysm - traumatic aneurysm

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