title: [Right pleural effusion in aortic dissecting aneurysm].
abstract: Right hemorrhagic pleural effusion may be a presenting sign of thoracic aortic dissecting aneurysm. We describe 2 cases of massive right hemorrhagic pleural effusion and dissection of the descending aorta (type B) detected at tomographic scan. Transesophageal echocardiography ruled out a retrograde dissection of the ascending aorta. Right hemorrhagic pleural effusion is an unusual clinical presentation in thoracic aorta dissection and, up to now, the underling pathophysiology of this sign has not been defined yet.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Cardiochirurgia, Ospedale L. Sacco, Milano.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scrofani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Munari
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Antona
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Il versamento pleurico destro nell'aneurisma dissecante dell'aorta.