title: Traumatic type B aortic dissection causing near total occlusion of aortic lumen and diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography: A case report.
abstract: A true dissection of the descending thoracic aorta resulting from blunt chest trauma is a relatively rare injury compared with aortic transsection and occurs mostly in the region of the aortic isthmus. It is a life-threatening condition that requires rapid and accurate diagnosis. In this case, we report a patient with Stanford type B aortic dissection caused by decelerating trauma of the chest in a motor vehicle accident causing near total occlusion of the aortic lumen. The diagnosis was made by transthoracic echocardiography and confirmed by aortography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. drhturhan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turhan
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Topaloglu
authors.forename: Kerim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cagli
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasmaz
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kutuk
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications