Tratamiento endovascular del trauma de aorta descendente

Background: Mortality of traumatic aortic lesions is over 80%. A group of those who survive, develop a chronic pseudo aneurism, usually asymptomatic, that is detected during imaging studies. Since conventional surgical treatment of traumatic aortic lesions has a great mortality, endovascular treatment has been used as an alternative treatment in the last decade. Aim: To report our experience with endovascular treatment of traumatic aortic lesions. Patients and methods: Report of seven patients aged 22 to 65 years, with traumatic aortic lesions. Under general anesthesia an endovascular prosthesis was inserted through the femoral artery. Results: No complications were observed in the postoperative period, and after a follow up ranging from 4 to 40 months, no endoleaks or other complications have been detected. Conclusions: Endovascular treatment of traumatic aortic lesions has good immediate and midterm results

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Main Authors:	Mertens M,Renato, Valdés E,Francisco, Krämer Sch,Albrecht, Bergoeing R,Michel, Zalaquett S,Ricardo, Baeza P,Cristián, Morán V,Sergio, Irarrázaval L,Manuel, Becker R,Pedro, Huete G,Alvaro, Vergara G,Jeannette, Valdebenito G,Magaly
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	Spanish / Castilian
Published:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2005
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872005000400002
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