Fatal dissecting aneurysm of the aorta in a diver.
A 20-yr-old trained sports diver developed severe chest pain shortly after decompressing from a 40 m repetitive freshwater sinkhole dive, and died 6 h later. An autopsy examination showed a dissecting aneurysm of the aorta with rupture into the left pleural cavity. The relationship between the fatal event and the diving is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D004242:Diving; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous