J Trauma
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Review Case Reports
Analysis of 46 intra-abdominal aortic injuries from blunt trauma: case reports and literature review.
Blunt trauma causing aortic injury is infrequent and primarily involves the thoracic aorta. Abdominal aortic injury after blunt trauma is much less frequent and has a varied presentation. ⋯ The addition of these two cases brings the number found in the literature to 46. Reviewing these cases has emphasized the need for prompt recognition and treatment of this vascular catastrophe.