Paone R F, Kidd J N, Dobrin D J, DiDonna G J
Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University, El Paso, USA.
Chest. 1996 Apr;109(4):1118-9. doi: 10.1378/chest.109.4.1118.
A case of blunt chest trauma resulting in transection of the descending thoracic aorta and disruption of the aortic valve is presented. Successful treatment required graft repair of the aortic injury followed by aortic valve replacement.