Delayed Ascending Aorta Replacement in Blunt Chest Trauma with Aortic Injury
10.20408/jti.2018.31.1.24
- Author:
Shin Ah SON
1
;
Gun Jik KIM
;
Young Woo DO
;
Tak Hyuk OH
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea. ohhidongii@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Traumatology
2018;31(1):24-28
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Ascending aortic injury after blunt chest trauma is an emergency condition that requires urgent diagnosis and treatment. The authors report the case of a patient with traumatic ascending aortic injury who received ascending aorta replacement under cardiopulmonary bypass after failure of primary repair.
