title: Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm following acute descending thoracic aortic dissection. Case report.
abstract: The coexistence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and an acute aortic dissection seems to be rare and only a few reports are to be found in the literature. We report a case of a patient with acute aortic dissection of the descending thoracic aorta that caused rupture of a pre-existing abdominal aortic aneurysm. The literature is also thoroughly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: 3rd Surgical Department, University School of Athens, Medical School, Sotiria Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Gugulakis
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Matsagas
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Vasdekis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hadjigakis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papageorgiou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macheras
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Sechas
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed