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Aortic dissection - Stanford type A

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Severe acute chest pain

Patient Data

Age: 80 years
Gender: Female

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

Patient was scanned within 10 min of arrival.

Ascending aortic dilatation with internal intimal flap is seen favoring aortic dissection which involved ascending aorta and aortic arc. Aortic aneurysm with mural thrombosis also is noted at abdominal aorta.

Case Discussion

Dilatation with an internal intimal flap which involved the ascending aorta and extending into the aortic arc favoring type A Standford aortic dissection. Aortic aneurysm with mural thrombosis also is noted at the abdominal aorta.

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