title: Acute respiratory distress as an initial presentation of acute aortic occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Emmanouil D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Psathas
authors.forename: Christos V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Bourantas
authors.forename: Dimitrios G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Parthenis
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verikokos
authors.forename: Thekla
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Geragotou
authors.forename: Grigorios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kouraklis
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed