Abstract
Abdominal aortic lesion following blunt abdominal trauma is infrequent. Parmley quotes 347 cases of aortic lesion among 8710 necropsies. Of these, only 4.6% involved the abdominal aorta. Probably less than 100 cases have been reported afterwards. We report a case associated to the use of safety belt, who developed the serious complication of massive embolization.
| Translated title of the contribution | Contusion of the abdominal aorta and massive embolization from the use of a seat belt. A clinical case |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 1376-1379 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Revista médica de Chile |
| Volume | 118 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| State | Published - Dec 1990 |