@article{ref1,
title="Rupture of the descending thoracic aorta caused by blunt chest trauma: report of a case",
journal="Surgery today",
year="2003",
author="Iyoda, Akira and Satoh, Nobumasa and Yamakawa, Hisami and Fujino, Michio and Hiroshima, Kenzo and Fujisawa, Takehiko",
volume="33",
number="10",
pages="755-757",
abstract="A 66-year-old man fell from a tree and was diagnosed to have multiple fractured ribs and hemopneumothorax based upon the chest roentgenogram findings. He underwent chest tube drainage and evacuation using video-assisted thoracic surgery. One week after the operation, he exhibited recurrent hemothorax. He underwent a thoracotomy, and the hemothorax was found to be due to a penetration of the lower descending thoracic aorta by a fractured rib. We performed a direct closure of the penetrated portion of the descending thoracic aorta. The patient has remained well for 1 year following the second operation.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0941-1291",
doi="10.1007/s00595-003-2590-7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00595-003-2590-7"
}