Abstract:Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) became the standard treatment for patients with Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury (BTAI) because it is a minimally invasive intervention, with proven lower morbidity and mortality compared with open surgery, especially in multiple trauma patients. However, there is still some debate about the grade of BTAI which requires intervention, the durability of the stent, and its future complications, as well as about the age limit for the younger age group to be treated by TEVAR.… Show more
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