@entity2333 is a well documented cause of death in motor vehicle accidents and @entity998 from heights. These injuries also affect @entity1 . About 10 % who survive despite @entity130 could potentially be saved provided the diagnosis is established and surgical intervention is undertaken early enough. We present here 2 cases of adolescents aged 17 years, treated in our hospitals with different results. In the first case, timely diagnosis of aortic @entity2849 could not be made, which resulted in its @entity397 and the death of the @entity1 . In the other @entity1 an early diagnosis of @entity130 was established already in the Emergency Department. The @entity1 was then transferred for further surgical treatment which proved successful. Diagnosis of traumatic @entity1755 is impossible at the accident site and can also be missed in hospital. The symptoms of @entity1755 are not characteristic. The knowledge of the mechanism of injury is extremely important. The diagnosis is established based on chest X-ray, computed tomography, and transoesophageal echocardiography. In cases of doubt, aortography remains decisive in the identification of an @entity130 .

XXXX of the aorta in adolescence--description of two cases.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patient'] @entity1755 :: ('MESH:D001019', 'Disease') :: ['aortic rupture'] @entity998 :: ('MESH:D002303', 'Disease') :: ['falls'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['aortic injury'] @entity397 :: ('MESH:D012421', 'Disease') :: ['rupture'] @entity2333 :: ('MESH:D001018', 'Disease') :: ['Aortic disruption'] @entity2849 :: ('MESH:D017541', 'Disease') :: ['pseudoaneurysm']
@entity397 :: (MESH:D012421,Disease) :: ['Traumatic rupture']
