Resumen de Transección traumática aguda de la aorta torácica: Tratamiento endovascular

Nelson Sepúlveda Sch, Renato Mertens M., Francisco Valdés E., Albrecht Krämer SCH., Leopoldo Mariné M., Ricardo Zalaquett, Ricardo Geni G, Hernán Aguilera M, Guy Heiremans E, Jeannette Vergara G, Magaly Valdebenito G

• Traumatic rupture of the aorta has a near 80% mortality. Most patients die on the site of the accident. Conventional surgical repair of these lesions has a high morbidity and mortality, generally associated to the severity of associated lesions. Over the last decade, endovascular treatment has become an effective therapeutic alternative. We report a 40 years old male, that suffered a traumatic rupture of the descending thoracic aorta in a car accident. A successful endovascular repair was performed, installing an endoprothesis on the site of the lesion, using a femoral artery approach. The patient had a good postoperative evolution and was discharged from the hospital once complete rehabilitation of his associated lesions was obtained (Rev Méd Chile 2003; 131: 309-13).