Open AccessBlunt traumatic aortic injury: CT angiography images and short review of current literature
Author(s) -
SokSithikun Bun,
Duygu Ozgul,
Yasin Güzel,
Erol Aksungur
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
heart, vessels and transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1694-7894
pISSN - 1694-7886
DOI - 10.24969/hvt.2021.287
Subject(s) - blunt , medicine , vehicle accident , radiology , blunt trauma , high energy , traumatic injury , surgery , engineering , engineering physics
Blunt traumatic aortic injury in high-energy motor vehicle accidents is a rare but life-threatening condition. Proper treatment after prompt and accurate diagnosis is critical to reduce the death rate. The purpose of this article was to highlight the points to be considered in blunt traumatic aortic injury due to high-energy motor vehicle accident.