Late manifestation of a pseudoaneurysm in the descending thoracic aorta.
Rupture of the descending aorta following deceleration trauma is a catastrophic event because it has a high mortality. Prompt surgical treatment is generally considered to be mandatory. However, a few injured patients may leave the hospital with an undiagnosed aortic rupture which may give rise to a chronic pseudoaneurysm. In this report, a 28-year-old man is presented in whom a pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aortic was diagnosed six months after a car accident.
Gurkan
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Trakya University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Edirne, Turkey.
Sunar
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Canbaz
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Duran
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors