Anterior Approach to Traumatic Mid Aortic Arch Transection Bradley G. Leshnower, MD, Harold I. Litt, MD, Thomas G. Gleason, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 81, Issue 1, Pages 343-345 (January 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.08.079 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Axial image from a multidetector helical computed tomography of the chest in a 40-year old female after a high speed motor vehicle accident demonstrates aortic transection (arrow) with pseudoaneurysm and large periaortic hematoma containing the free aortic rupture. (B) Volume rendering demonstrates the location of the transection between the takeoff of the innominate artery (InA) and left common carotid arteries (LCCA). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 343-345DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.08.079) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Completed repair of the aortic arch reconstruction. The aortic graft is 26 mm and the bifurcated branch graft is 20 mm × 10 mm × 2. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 343-345DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.08.079) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions