TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION OF A PATIENT WITH TRAUMATIC AORTIC TRANSECTION FROM BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA - A CASE-REPORT

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BROOKS, SW [1 ]
CMOLIK, BL [1 ]
YOUNG, JC [1 ]
TOWNSEND, RN [1 ]
DIAMOND, DL [1 ]
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[1] ALLEGHENY GEN HOSP,DIV GEN SURG,PITTSBURGH,PA 15212
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10.1097/00005373-199106000-00016
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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Traumatic aortic disruption is an injury associated with high mortality. Early recognition, diagnosis, and surgical repair are important in order to salvage patients with this injury. We report a case in which transesophageal echocardiography, a rapid, minimally invasive diagnostic technique, was used to identify an acute disruption of the proximal descending aorta in a patient with blunt chest trauma.
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