title: Thoracic aortic dissection in a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
abstract: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is one of the most common hereditary diseases, and frequently has well defined extrarenal manifestations. Very few cases of aortic aneurysms associated with this disorder are described in literature. We report a 42-year-old male with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease presenting with dissecting aneurysm of the thoracic aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee 37208, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adeola
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Adeleye
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Potts
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faulkner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016891:Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics; D014463:Ultrasonography