Traumatic Rupture of Thoracic Aorta with Pericardial Rupture - Report of 1 Case -

심막파열을 동반한 흉부대동맥 파열 치험 1례 보고

Still a lethal injury, traumatic rupture of thoracic aorta occurs more frequently than we expect and comprises significant part of causes of deaths by blunt trauma. We recently experienced a thoracic aortic rupture accompanied by multiple injuries including pericardial and interatrial septal rupture and myocardial contusion in a patient who had been injured in a fall accident. Literatures are reviewed with the concern of early diagnosis, surgical technique and the result of operation.