A dual life-saving approach: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair

Thoracic aortic transection is a high mortality event which usually occurs after motor vehicle accidents and is caused by separation of the aortic layers. In this article, we present a 33-year-old, 8 weeks and 5 days pregnant by <i>in vitro</i> fertilization, multi-trauma patient with thoracic aortic transection after a motor vehicle accident. The patient with a complete transection distal to the subclavian artery was successfully treated with thoracic endovascular aortic repair method under general anesthesia, taking all necessary precautions. The patient had a healthy delivery with no problems in follow-up visits. Not one, but two lives were saved with thoracic endovascular aortic repair. In conclusion, this report emphasizes that thoracic endovascular aortic repair is a fast and safe critical treatment method in the treatment of life-threatening aortic transections.