Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for avulsion of aortic branches in a trauma patient requiring resuscitative thoracotomy: a case report

Abstract Background Resuscitative thoracotomy is a lifesaving procedure for trauma patients that are hemodynamically unstable. Cross-clamping of the descending thoracic aorta is an essential procedure performed during resuscitative thoracotomy in patients with impending cardiac arrest. Although comp...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Tanikawa, Takeaki Sato, Motoo Fujita, Chieri Tsuchiya, Ken Katsuta, Yusuke Suzuki, Kiichiro Kumagai, Yoshikatsu Saiki, Shigeki Kushimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-04-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01427-4