title: Atypical presentation of aortic dissection secondary to a gunshot wound.
abstract: We present a case of aortic dissection secondary to a gunshot wound. The traumatic aortic dissection in this patient occurred secondary to the cavitary forces produced by the bullet passing through the patient's chest. This is a rare phenomenon that could easily be missed if attention is placed only on the more obvious injuries.
authors.affiliation: Good Samaritan Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program, West Islip, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine Educational Consortium, NY, USA. emdomingo@aol.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Domingo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iosovich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006468:Hemopneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging