Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome with Chronic Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
| Autor: | Melinda Estes, Vincent R. Conti, John R. Calverley, William L. Safley, Edward H. Williams |
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| Rok vydání: | 1982 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Anterior spinal artery medicine.disease Spinal cord Thoracic aortic aneurysm Surgery Aortic aneurysm Aneurysm medicine.anatomical_structure medicine.artery Descending aorta Anterior spinal artery syndrome Medicine Thoracic aorta Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 33:81-85 |
| ISSN: | 0003-4975 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)63204-3 |
| Popis: | Shortly after severe blunt chest trauma, a young man experienced neurological symptoms suggestive of a spinal cord lesion at the lower thoracic level. The symptoms resolved at first, but then recurred 3 years later and progressed slowly. Neurological workup failed to define the cause until a thoracic aortogram showed an aneurysm in the middle portion of the descending aorta in close proximity to a vessel supplying the anterior spinal artery. After the operative repair with precautions taken to avoid further neurological injury, the neurologic deficit resolved partially. Because of the potential for symptomatic spinal cord ischemia resulting from lesions of the aorta, angiographic delineation of the spinal cord blood supply is valuable in planning operative repair. |
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