Right hemothorax: an unusual presentation of ruptured aortic dissection.
This report presents the case of a 55-year-old male with rupture of a descending thoracic aortic dissection into the right hemithorax who successfully underwent prosthetic graft replacement of the involved segment of the aorta through left thoracotomy.
Katagiri
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Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tachikawa General Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Takahashi
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D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates