Traumatic thoracic aortic dissections are usually lifethreatiningudinjuries in at least 75 % of victims. Open surgicaludgraft interposition has been accepted as a traditionaludtreatment option of those injuries, but conventional openudsurgery is commonly unreliable in emergent conditions dueudto coincident injuries. Open surgery has also high mortalityudrates. Endovascular repair of traumatic aortic disruption isuda safer alternative treatment modality having low mortalityudrates than conventional repairs. We reported a case ofudsuccessful repair of traumatic thoracic aortic dissectionudwith endovascular stent graft-caused by a traffic accident.
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