Late Diagnosis of Silent Thoracic Aortic Rupture Presented as a Right Pleural Effusion

Patients with ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm rarely present in a stable clinical condition. A man was referred to our hospital with the diagnosis of ruptured saccular aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. He successfully underwent both endovascular graft repair and open thoracotomy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kanakis, Meletios A., Papavassiliou, Vassilios G., Drosos, Polivios, Kaperonis, Elias A., Benakis, George, Lioulias, Achilleas G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3539670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23319958
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/906250
Descripción
Sumario:Patients with ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm rarely present in a stable clinical condition. A man was referred to our hospital with the diagnosis of ruptured saccular aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. He successfully underwent both endovascular graft repair and open thoracotomy.

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