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Blunt Thoracic Aortic Trauma

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Given their rapidly fatal course, intrathoracic vascular injuries have long captured the interest of surgeons. Over the past two decades, a lot has been done to overcome this infamous clinical course. The ever-evolving technology involving the diagnostic and therapeutic modalities has helped produce a paradigm shift in the approach toward management of these types of injuries. Moreover, this advancement has produced a radical change in the diagnosis and outcome of patients with both blunt and penetrating thoracic injuries.

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    Mina L. Boutrous, Rana O. Afifi, Ali Azizzadeh & Anthony L. Estrera

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Boutrous, M.L., Afifi, R.O., Azizzadeh, A., Estrera, A.L. (2019). Blunt Thoracic Aortic Trauma. In: Stanger, O., Pepper, J., Svensson, L. (eds) Surgical Management of Aortic Pathology. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4874-7_74

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