Images in cardiovascular medicine. "Elephant trunk" mimicking thoracic aortic dissection: the role of intravascular ultrasound.
Zanchetta
Mario
M
Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Cittadella, Padua, Italy. emodinacit@ulss15.pd.it
Calzolari
Diego
D
Pedon
Luigi
L
Faresin
Francesca
F
Ronsivalle
Salvatore
S
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional