Journal of Trauma and Injury

The Korean Society of Traumatology (대한외상학회)
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Delayed Ascending Aorta Replacement in Blunt Chest Trauma with Aortic Injury

  • Son, Shin-Ah (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Gun-Jik (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital) ;
  • Do, Young Woo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital) ;
  • Oh, Tak-Hyuk (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
  • Received : 2017.12.27
  • Accepted : 2018.01.31
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

Ascending aortic injury after blunt chest trauma is an emergency condition that requires urgent diagnosis and treatment. The authors report the case of a patient with traumatic ascending aortic injury who received ascending aorta replacement under cardiopulmonary bypass after failure of primary repair.

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