Life Saving Role of TEVAR in a Traumatic Aortic Transection: Case Report

Traumatic thoracic aortic injury is typically fatal. However, recent improvements in pre-hospital care and diagnostic modalities have resulted in an increased number of patients with traumatic aortic injury arriving alive at the hospital. Also, the morbidity and mortality associated with endovascular repair are significantly lower than with conventional open surgery in traumatic thoracic aorta injury. We present one case of traumatic thoracic aortic dissection caused by a traffic accident and its successful management with endovascular stents.