title: Late diagnosis of silent thoracic aortic rupture presented as a right pleural effusion.
abstract: Patients with ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm rarely present in a stable clinical condition. A man was referred to our hospital with the diagnosis of ruptured saccular aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. He successfully underwent both endovascular graft repair and open thoracotomy.
authors: Thoracic Surgery Department, Sismanoglio General Hospital, 1 Sismanogliou Street, Marousi, 151 26 Athens, Greece.
authors: Meletios A
authors: MA
authors: Kanakis
authors: Vassilios G
authors: VG
authors: Papavassiliou
authors: Polivios
authors: P
authors: Drosos
authors: Elias A
authors: EA
authors: Kaperonis
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Benakis
authors: Achilleas G
authors: AG
authors: Lioulias