TY - JOUR
T1 - Remnant of a non-patent ductus arteriosus mimicking traumatic thoracic aorta transection
T2 - A case report
AU - Apostolakis, Efstratios E.
AU - Baikoussis, Nikolaos G.
AU - Kalogeropoulou, Christina
AU - Koletsis, Efstratios
AU - Koniari, Ioanna
AU - Karnabatidis, Dimitrios
AU - Karanikolas, Menelaos
PY - 2010/4/9
Y1 - 2010/4/9
N2 - We present an interesting case of a 53-year-old man with a non-patent ductus arteriosus erroneously diagnosed as acute thoracic aorta transection after a car accident. The aortography revealed a "rupture" of the linear inner curve of the aorta in the isthmus area, as well as a protrusion of the aortic lumen in the corresponding area. During the followed thoracotomy an intact thoracic aorta and the remnant of a non-patent ligamentum arteriosum were found. It is the first reported case and we review all the possible entities which may give a false-positive image of traumatic aortic transection.
AB - We present an interesting case of a 53-year-old man with a non-patent ductus arteriosus erroneously diagnosed as acute thoracic aorta transection after a car accident. The aortography revealed a "rupture" of the linear inner curve of the aorta in the isthmus area, as well as a protrusion of the aortic lumen in the corresponding area. During the followed thoracotomy an intact thoracic aorta and the remnant of a non-patent ligamentum arteriosum were found. It is the first reported case and we review all the possible entities which may give a false-positive image of traumatic aortic transection.
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U2 - 10.1186/1749-8090-5-24
DO - 10.1186/1749-8090-5-24
M3 - Article
C2 - 20380734
AN - SCOPUS:77950673536
SN - 1749-8090
VL - 5
JO - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
JF - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
IS - 1
M1 - 24
ER -