Rupture of thoracic aorta caused by penetrating aortic ulcer.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present the findings in a 57-year-old man with a rupture of the thoracic aorta that originated in a penetrating atherosclerotic aortic ulcer. It formed a large hematoma that clinically mimicked a true saccular thoracic aneurysm. The possibility of penetrating aortic ulcer should be considered in the differential diagnosis of aortic aneurysm.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Aortic Diseases
- Aortic Rupture