Acute traumatic aortic rupture: intravascular US findings.
Traumatic aortic rupture is a lethal injury that requires immediate diagnosis and surgical repair. The authors report a case of acute aortic rupture in which aortography demonstrated a subtle intimal discontinuity at the cephalic margin of the aortic spindle. Intravascular ultrasound (US) imaging of the aorta demonstrated a mural flap and a small, contained hematoma. Intravascular US may have a role in enabling confirmation or clarification of subtle aortic abnormalities.
Williams
D M
DM
Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0030.
Simon
H J
HJ
Marx
M V
MV
Starkey
T D
TD
D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D001027:Aortography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*