Intramural aortic abscess mimicking chronic aortic dissection.
A 77-year-old patient was referred for progressive fatigue and dyspnea on exertion. Preoperative imaging evaluations including transthoracic echocardiography and computed tomography were suggestive of a chronic ascending aortic dissection with an intramural hematoma. Intraoperatively, the intramural structure was identified as an abscess cavity.
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. ayhan.sahin@gmx.net
Ayhan
A
Sahin
Maximilian Y
MY
Emmert
Hatem
H
Alkadhi
Stephan
S
Baumüller
Christian
C
Ruef
Peter
P
Vogt
André
A
Plass
Volkmar
V
Falk
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis; D001025:Aortitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome