Abstract
Pulmonary artery dissection is a rare albeit life-threatening event and it mostly occurs as the spontaneous rupture of pulmonary artery aneurysm complicating chronic pulmonary hypertension. Here, we describe a case of blunt traumatic pulmonary artery dissection.
Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
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Aortic Dissection / etiology*
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Female
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
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Pulmonary Artery / injuries*
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Thoracic Injuries / complications
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Thoracic Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Vascular System Injuries / diagnostic imaging
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Vascular System Injuries / etiology*
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Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications
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Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnostic imaging*