Citation

Bizzarri F, Mattia C, Ricci M, Chirichilli I, Santo C, Rose D, Muzzi L, Pugliese G, Frati G, Sartini P, Ferrari R, Della Rocca C, Laghi A. J. Cardiothorac. Surg. 2008; 3: 23.

Affiliation

Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Heart and Great Vessels "Attilio Reale", University of Rome "Sapienza", Polo Pontino, via F, Faggiana 34, 04100 Latina, Italy. federico.bizzarri@uniroma1.it

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC)

DOI

10.1186/1749-8090-3-23

PMID

18452593

PMCID

PMC2387154

Abstract

This article details a case report of a traumatic aortic arch false aneurysm after blunt chest trauma. Thoracic aorta false aneurysms are a rare and life-threatening complication of aortic surgery, infection, genetic disorders and trauma.

Language: en