title: Acute aortic dissection after blunt chest trauma.
abstract: Medial dissection of the aorta after blunt trauma is a rare occurrence. We report the case of a 79-year-old woman injured in a motor vehicle crash who suffered an acute DeBakey type I aortic dissection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gammie
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Peitzman
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*