Ruptured type B aortic dissection presenting with right hemothorax

Ozkan F., AKPINAR E., Serter T., Ozyuksel A., HAZIROLAN T.

DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, vol.14, no.1, pp.6-8, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.6-8
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We report a patient with type B aortic dissection which ruptured into the right hemithorax to call attention to this infrequent presentation and to accentuate the value of computed tomography angiography (CTA) with multiplanar reformatting in localizing the dissection and demonstrating the rupture site. CTA in combination with 2- and 3-dimensional reformatting is crucial for surgical planning because of the low specificity of transesophageal echocardiography in the ascending aorta.