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Chronic blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injuries : report of three cases from Oman
Other Title(s)
إصابات رضحية كليلة مزمنة في الأبهر الصدري : تقرير عن ثلاث حالات من عُمان
Joint Authors
al-Hajiri, Muhammad
Naim, Ahmad
Abd al-Hadi, Ibrahim
Stephen, Edwin
al-Adawi, Sarah Salih H.
al-Shamisi, Salman
al-Sukaiti, Rashid
al-Wuhaybi, Khalifah
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 1 (28 Feb. 2021), pp.120-123, 4 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2021-02-28
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
Blunt thoracic aortic injuries are potentially lethal.
Those who survive may form an organised haematoma in the periadventitial space resulting in a pseudoaneurysm, which may be identified incidentally decades later.
While the role of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in acute settings has been established, its role in chronic cases is yet to be defined.
We report three cases that were diagnosed incidentally six, nine and 18 years after the injury.
Two were managed by TEVAR while the third declined intervention and is on annual followup.
Patients with asymptomatic and stable pseudoaneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta should be offered surveillance versus TEVAR because the risk of rupture is not negligible, whilst taking into account the patient’s level of physical activity.
These three cases highlight the importance of early diagnosis of aortic injuries in blunt trauma and its grading.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Adawi, Sarah Salih H.& Naim, Ahmad& Abd al-Hadi, Ibrahim& al-Sukaiti, Rashid& al-Hajiri, Muhammad& Stephen, Edwin…[et al.]. 2021. Chronic blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injuries : report of three cases from Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 21, no. 1, pp.120-123.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1347951
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Adawi, Sarah Salih H.…[et al.]. Chronic blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injuries : report of three cases from Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 21, no. 1 (Feb. 2021), pp.120-123.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1347951
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Adawi, Sarah Salih H.& Naim, Ahmad& Abd al-Hadi, Ibrahim& al-Sukaiti, Rashid& al-Hajiri, Muhammad& Stephen, Edwin…[et al.]. Chronic blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injuries : report of three cases from Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2021. Vol. 21, no. 1, pp.120-123.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1347951
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 122-123
Record ID
BIM-1347951