Delayed presentation of posttraumatic aortic false aneurysm with chronic cough.
A chronic posttraumatic false aneurysm of descending aorta in a 19-year-old man who had been involved in a car accident 8 months earlier is described. He presented with chronic cough, and on chest roentgenogram, a mass in upper left mediastinum was noticed. Aortography and computed tomography scan revealed a false aneurysm of the descending aorta. The patient underwent aneurysm resection and graft replacement. Cough resolved after surgery and at 5 years follow-up the patient remained well and symptom-free.
Ghaffari
Samad
S
Cardiovascular Research Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Parvizi
Rezayat
R
Pourafkari
Leili
L
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications; D055815:Young Adult