Fourteen years' survival with an untreated traumatic rupture of the thoracal aorta.
Untreated traumatic rupture of the aorta generally results in sudden death. A case with 14 years' survival after an unrecognized traumatic rupture of the aorta is presented. Chronic traumatic aneurysm of the aorta should be kept in mind in a patient who develops sudden symptoms of arteriosclerotic heart disease months to years after a relevant thoracic trauma.
Jensen
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University of Odense Institute of Forensic Medicine, Denmark.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged