Open AccessThoracic aorta emergencies: is the endovascular treatment the new gold standard?
Author(s) -
Enrico Ferrari,
Piergiorgio Tozzi,
Ludwig von Segesser
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1510/icvts.2006.136325
Subject(s) - medicine , gold standard (test) , thoracic aorta , standard of care , endovascular treatment , aorta , radiology , cardiology , surgery , aneurysm
The endovascular treatment for acute traumatic aorta rupture has been proven to be safe in emergency. Technical aspects concerning the device fixation, the materials' durability, and the patients' selection criteria are still under discussion. We present our clinical experience and the mid-term follow-up.
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