title: Aortic intussusception: a rare presentation of type A aortic dissection evidenced by transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: Thoracic aorta dissection involving the ascending tract (type A) is an affection which can often become lethal. The possibility of reaching immediate diagnosis and setting up surgical treatment are fundamental for the patient prognosis. In the case report, trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE) made it possible to reach an immediate diagnosis of an unusual presentation of the dissection of type A, the intussusception of the aorta, not diagnosed by other non invasive methodologies, thus permitting timely surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chirurgia del Cuore e dei Grossi Vasi, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruvolo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Voci
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Speziale
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Natale
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menichetti
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marino
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged