title: Ruptured acute type B aortic dissection presenting with bilateral hemathoraces.
abstract: Hemathorax is an uncommon but well-described complication of type B acute aortic dissection. Due to the location and anatomic relations of the descending aorta, aortic rupture of acute type B aortic dissection usually causes a left hemathorax. We now report the case of a 42-year-old male who presented with an acute type B aortic dissection and bilateral hemathoraces.
authors.affiliation: School of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tsu-Ming
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Chien
authors.forename: Hsueh-Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Ying-Fu
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed