Late traumatic aortic dissection

Manolis S Kallistratos; Antonios N Pavlidis; Athanasios S Tsoukas; Dimitrios Mauropoulos; Ioannis P Levantakis; Graeme Hesketh; Athanasios J Manolis

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2011.07.001

Late traumatic aortic dissection

Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Sep;30(7):1328.e5-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.07.001. Epub 2011 Sep 9.

Authors

Manolis S Kallistratos¹, Antonios N Pavlidis, Athanasios S Tsoukas, Dimitrios Mauropoulos, Ioannis P Levantakis, Graeme Hesketh, Athanasios J Manolis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Asklepeion General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 21908135
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.07.001

Abstract

Traumatic dissection of the aorta is a well-documented entity with poor prognosis and broad spectrum of clinical presentations. We report a rare case of an asymptomatic late presentation of aortic dissection after a high-speed vehicle accident. This case highlights the importance of high clinical suspicion for the diagnosis of aortic dissection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic
Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis
Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm / etiology*
Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection / etiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography
Thoracic Injuries / complications*
Thoracic Injuries / diagnosis
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications*
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnosis