Transmural bowel infarction: a rare complication of aortic dissection.
A 50 year old hypertensive man presented with acute epigastric pain associated with massive gastrointestinal bleed and died within 48 hours of admission. Autopsy revealed transmural infarction of the gut due to a long aortic dissection.
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Department of Morbid Anatomy, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
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D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged