Right pulmonary vein and biatrial compression by a massive descending aorta aneurysm.
Compression of superior vena cava, oesophagus and bronchus is well known, but atrial compression, especially left sided, in combination with right pulmonary vein compression is very rare. We report an unusual case in a Marfan patient of extrinsic biatrial and pulmonary vein compression caused by a descending thoracic aneurysm.
Dewilde
Willem
W
Ector
Joris
J
Voigt
Jens Uwe
JU
D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology