title: Spontaneous aortic rupture early postpartum without trauma or connective tissue disorder.
abstract: Rupture of the thoracic aorta is a rare but recognized complication following pregnancy. The common causes of thoracic aortic rupture in the peripartum period are trauma, dissecting aneurysms and saccular aneurysms secondary to systemic connective tissue disease. We report a case of non-traumatic spontaneous aortic rupture in a patient without trauma or systemic connective tissue disease 1 day postpartum, which was successfully managed by surgical repair of the thoracic aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham, NHS Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. ashvini.menon@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ashvini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Bonser
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed