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The Evolution of Endovascular Treatment for Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injury

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: The evolution of endovascular technology has made minimally invasive treatment of aortic pathology possible. Thoracic aortic injury is no exception with the advent of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). Since the approval of TEVAR for treatment of thoracic aneurysms, the indications for TEVAR have expanded to treatment of dissection and traumatic thoracic aortic injury. 1 Despite the absence of randomized clinical trials comparing open repair with TEVAR for traumatic thoracic aortic injury, TEVAR has eclipsed open repair and has been recommended as the preferential operative approach by the Society of Vascular Surgery guidelines (grade 2, level C). 2 Importantly, few studies have examined the long-term outcomes of treating traumatic thoracic aortic injury with TEVAR.

Source: JAMA Network Open

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.7875

Authors: Nicholas Osborne, Danielle Christine Sutzko

Institution: Michigan Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,000