%0 Journal Article %T Aortoiliac dissection after blunt abdominal trauma: case report %J Journal of trauma %D 1997 %A Siavelis, H. A. %A Mansour, M. A. %V 43 %N 5 %P 862-864 %X The distal abdominal aorta is rarely injured after blunt trauma but a direct blow to the abdomen from a seatbelt or handlebars may cause intimal dissection or rupture. We present the diagnosis and surgical management of aortoiliac dissection in a 16-year-old boy injured in a motorcycle accident. The technical aspects of vascular repair are emphasized.

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