Ruptured Left Subclavian Artery Aneurysm in a 41-Year-Old Woman with Neurofibromatosis Type 1
| Autor: | Edoardo Scarcello, S. de Franciscis, Raffaele Serra, Francesco Morrone, F Intrieri |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Subclavian artery Aneurysm Hematoma medicine.artery medicine Endovascular treatment cardiovascular diseases Neurofibromatosis Medicine(all) Left shoulder business.industry medicine.disease Surgery surgical procedures operative Artery aneurysm cardiovascular system Left subclavian artery Upper chest pain Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Neurofibromatosis type 1 Sudden onset |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 42(4) |
| ISSN: | 1078-5884 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.06.046 |
| Popis: | Introduction Intrinsic lesions of the arterial wall are important manifestations of Neurofibromatosis type 1. Report A 41-year-old woman with Neurofibromatosis type 1, suffering sudden onset of upper back as well as left shoulder and upper chest pain is addressed to our hospital. The contrast-enhanced thoracic computed tomogram demonstrated a huge hematoma due to ruptured left subclavian artery aneurysm treated with endovascular therapy. Discussion A ruptured left subclavian artery is an uncommon but life threatening manifestation in Neurofibromatosis type 1. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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