Post-traumatic aortic isthmus rupture is a serious lesion associated with high mortality. The advent of endovascular procedures has significantly improved the vital prognosis of patients. Methods: This was a descriptive, retrospective study of patients who underwent endovascular treatment for posttraumatic aortic isthmus rupture. Results: Our study included 36 patients, divided into 32 men and 4 women. The average age was 38 years. The mechanism of injury was deceleration secondary to a traffic accident in 91.6% of cases and to a fall from a great height in 8.3% of cases. All our patients...
Post-traumatic aortic isthmus rupture is a serious lesion associated with high mortality. The advent of endovascular procedures has significantly impr...
Penetrating chest wounds remain a topical pathology on the rise, particularly with the spread of social violence and socio-economic difficulties. They continue to be a frequent reason for hospitalization. Patients, victims of this kind of trauma, require special attention because of an important anatomical-clinical discordance. Indeed, the intra-thoracic lesions generated can be very serious, putting at risk the vital prognosis and imposing a more adequate multidisciplinary management ensured by the close and synergic collaboration of an anaesthetist-resuscitator, a thoracic surgeon and a...
Penetrating chest wounds remain a topical pathology on the rise, particularly with the spread of social violence and socio-economic difficulties. They...
