title: Traumatic pseudo-aneurysm and dissection of the thoracic aorta in the presence of an aberrant right subclavian artery: value of multi-slice helical CT.
abstract: A case of traumatic pseudo-aneurysm and dissection of the proximal descending thoracic aorta in association with an aberrant right subclavian artery and a common trunk for both common carotid arteries is presented. The diagnosis of this traumatic pseudo-aneurysm and dissection in association with these congenital anomalies by means of a multi-slice helical CT is discussed. To our knowledge, this is the first such case reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, AZ St Jan AV, Brugge, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Coenegrachts
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rigauts
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Letter
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Meeus
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*