Traumatic thoracic aortic rupture
Published by Jon Mikel Iñarritu January 23rd, 2006 in Medical Images Tags: aortic rupture, chest x ray, ct scan, endovascular treatment, hemodynamic instability, initial evaluation, medicine, pulse, surgery.A previously healthy 17 yo woman came in to the ER because she has suffer an automovilistic accident. On the initial evaluation she was with pulse ‘parvus et tardus’ with altered mental status. A chest x-ray was ordered and found an aortic rupture.
Because the bleeding was contained and she has just a little hemodynamic instability, the choice was endovascular treatment of traumatic thoracic aortic rupture.
A CT Scan was ordered preoperatory:
Endovascular Procedure
After Procedure
The outcome was excellent and the patient is in good shape rightnow with a normal lifestyle.
Regards,
Jon Mikel Iñarritu, M.D.
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Nice images!!
Wow, very cool stuff!
Check out this Dr. Sumer Sethi review in this kind of injuries.
Good pics.a little explanatory footnotes with X-rays
and CT will add more value specially to Med students.
Thank you Dr. Pandey.
Feel free to use this pics in your conferences.
Excellent medical informational website.