Presentation
High speed motor vehicle collision.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Minimal aortic injury
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At the inferior aspect of the aortic arch, in the region of the ductus arteriosus, there is a small wall irregularity consistent with an intimal flap. Small volume of adjacent hyperdensity, suspicious for hematoma.
From the case:
Minimal aortic injury
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Red arrow highlights position of the intimal flap at the inferior aspect of the aortic arch.
Case Discussion
On follow-up imaging two months later (not shown), a small pseudoaneurysm had formed at the site of the intimal flap. The initial imaging is consistent with a minimal aortic injury.
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