title: CT findings of ruptured intramural hematoma of the aorta extending along the pulmonary artery.
abstract: Mediastinal hematoma extending along the pulmonary artery is a rare complication of Stanford type A classic (double-barreled) aortic dissection. Rupture from the posterior aspect of the aortic root penetrates the shared adventitia of the aorta and pulmonary artery. From this location, hematoma can spread along the adventitial planes of the pulmonary arteries out into the lungs. We report a case of ruptured intramural hematoma of the aorta (IMH) extending along the pulmonary artery. To our knowledge, this finding in patients with IMH has not been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8051, Japan. EijunSueyoshi@aol.com
authors.forename: Eijun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sueyoshi
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uetani
authors.forename: Yojiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: Etsuro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Suenaga
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed