| Autor: |
Apostolakis EE; Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, University Hospital, Patras School of Medicine, Patras, Greece., Baikoussis NG, Kalogeropoulou C, Koletsis E, Koniari I, Karnabatidis D, Karanikolas M |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of cardiothoracic surgery [J Cardiothorac Surg] 2010 Apr 09; Vol. 5, pp. 24. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Apr 09. |
| DOI: |
10.1186/1749-8090-5-24 |
| Abstrakt: |
We present an interesting case of a 53-year-old man with a non-patent ductus arteriosus erroneously diagnosed as acute thoracic aorta transection after a car accident. The aortography revealed a "rupture" of the linear inner curve of the aorta in the isthmus area, as well as a protrusion of the aortic lumen in the corresponding area. During the followed thoracotomy an intact thoracic aorta and the remnant of a non-patent ligamentum arteriosum were found. It is the first reported case and we review all the possible entities which may give a false-positive image of traumatic aortic transection. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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