Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm following acute descending thoracic aortic dissection. Case report

A G Gugulakis; M I Matsagas; S N Vasdekis; P Hadjigakis; E Papageorgiou; A Macheras; M N Sechas

Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm following acute descending thoracic aortic dissection. Case report

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1998 Oct;39(5):583-5.

Authors

A G Gugulakis¹, M I Matsagas, S N Vasdekis, P Hadjigakis, E Papageorgiou, A Macheras, M N Sechas

Affiliation

¹ 3rd Surgical Department, University School of Athens, Medical School, Sotiria Hospital, Greece.

PMID: 9833716

Abstract

The coexistence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and an acute aortic dissection seems to be rare and only a few reports are to be found in the literature. We report a case of a patient with acute aortic dissection of the descending thoracic aorta that caused rupture of a pre-existing abdominal aortic aneurysm. The literature is also thoroughly reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnosis
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / etiology*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis
Aortic Dissection / complications*
Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
Aortic Rupture / diagnosis
Aortic Rupture / etiology*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed