title: Esophageal infarction complicating spontaneous rupture of the thoracic aorta.
abstract: An 81-year-old man suffered a spontaneous rupture of the thoracic aorta through an atheromatous plaque, leading to total dysphagia and eventual esophageal infarction.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male