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Blunt aortic injury: Surgical treatment of the ascending and descending aorta. 2021

Rômullo Medeiros Santos, and Elinthon Tavares Veronese, and Carlos Manuel de Almeida Brandao, and Gustavo Pampolha Guerreiro, and Andressa Da Silva Elicker, and Vagner Madrini Junior, and Fabio Biscegli Jatene

Heart Institute (InCor) - University of Sao Paulo Medical School. Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Traumatic aortic injury is potentially fatal. Although uncommon, involvement of the aortic arch and the ascending aorta can occur. This case shows concomitant dissection of the ascending and descending sections of the aorta after blunt chest trauma where the open surgical approach was successfully performed to treat both aortic injuries.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001011	Aorta	The main trunk of the systemic arteries.	Aortas
D001013	Aorta, Thoracic	The portion of the descending aorta proceeding from the arch of the aorta and extending to the DIAPHRAGM, eventually connecting to the ABDOMINAL AORTA.	Aorta, Ascending,Aorta, Descending,Aortic Arch,Aortic Root,Arch of the Aorta,Descending Aorta,Sinotubular Junction,Ascending Aorta,Thoracic Aorta,Aortic Roots,Arch, Aortic,Ascending Aortas,Junction, Sinotubular,Root, Aortic,Sinotubular Junctions
D001018	Aortic Diseases	Pathological processes involving any part of the AORTA.	Aortic Disease,Disease, Aortic,Diseases, Aortic
D013898	Thoracic Injuries	General or unspecified injuries to the chest area.	Chest Injuries,Injuries, Chest,Injuries, Thoracic,Chest Injury,Injury, Chest,Injury, Thoracic,Thoracic Injury
D014949	Wounds, Nonpenetrating	Injuries caused by impact with a blunt object where there is no penetration of the skin.	Blunt Injuries,Injuries, Nonpenetrating,Injuries, Blunt,Nonpenetrating Injuries,Blunt Injury,Injury, Blunt,Injury, Nonpenetrating,Nonpenetrating Injury,Nonpenetrating Wound,Nonpenetrating Wounds,Wound, Nonpenetrating
D017545	Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic	An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of the THORACIC AORTA. This proximal descending portion of aorta gives rise to the visceral and the parietal branches above the aortic hiatus at the diaphragm.	Aneurysm, Thoracic Aorta,Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm,Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm,Aneurysm, Thoracic Aortic,Aorta Aneurysm, Thoracic,Thoracic Aorta Aneurysms,Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
D019917	Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation	Surgical insertion of BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES to repair injured or diseased blood vessels.	Implantation, Blood Vessel Prosthesis,Vascular Prosthesis Implantation,Implantation, Vascular Prosthesis,Prosthesis Implantation, Vascular