Traumatic aortic injury: indication for endovascvular repair, troubleshooting and current results, comparison with conventional surgery

For many years traumatic aortic injury has been considered a highly lethal lesion and a potential cause of death in blunt chest trauma. Despite evidence in the literature of lower morbidity and mortality, initial medical management of uncomplicated aortic injury and subsequent delayed surgery has not been easily accepted in the clinical practice. The development of endovascular techniques represents a viable alternative with very low risk and limited impact on trauma destabilization.