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Double jeopardy: Successful management of a traumatic ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm with concurrent subdural

Joseph M Obeid1, Camilo Martinez1, Ashla Gaibi-Rodriguez1

  • 1Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, United States of America.

Trauma Case Reports
|September 4, 2023
PubMed

We present the case of a 59-year-old male who sustained an ascending aortic injury and a subdural hematoma after a head on collision. After undergoing emergent craniotomy for evacuation of the subdural hematoma, he was maintained with strict blood pressure control. Once able to be safely anticoagulated, he underwent replacement of the ascending aorta. This exceedingly rare case was managed by a multidisciplinary team approach that led to an optimal outcome given his disastrous multi-traumatic injuries.

Keywords:
Aortic ruptureBlunt aortic injuryMajor traumaPolytraumaSubdural hematomaTraumatic aortic pseudoaneurysm

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