Acute traumatic aortic rupture: intravascular US findings.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Traumatic aortic rupture is a lethal injury that requires immediate diagnosis and surgical repair. The authors report a case of acute aortic rupture in which aortography demonstrated a subtle intimal discontinuity at the cephalic margin of the aortic spindle. Intravascular ultrasound (US) imaging of the aorta demonstrated a mural flap and a small, contained hematoma. Intravascular US may have a role in enabling confirmation or clarification of subtle aortic abnormalities.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Rupture
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating