Items tagged “aorta”
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Ascending aortic aneurysm
Ascending aortic aneurysms are the most common subtype of thoracic aortic aneurysms and may be true or false aneurysms.
Epidemiology
Ascending aortic aneurysms represent 60% of thoracic aortic aneurysms.
Clinical presentation
Typically ascending aortic aneurysms are an incidental finding a...
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Marfan syndrome with aortic dissection and background severe pectus excavatum
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Aortic dissection - Stanford type A
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10 Dec 2012
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm
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14 Dec 2012
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Luetic aneurysm
Luetic aneurysms (also known as syphilitic aneurysms) are a type of aneurysm occurring usually secondary to syphilitic aortitis.
For a general discussion, and for links to other system-specific manifestations, please refer to the article on syphilis.
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The responsible organism is a ...
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Right sided aortic arch
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16 Mar 2013
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Double aortic arch
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16 Mar 2013
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Thoracic aortic aneurysm
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09 Apr 2013
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Thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysm
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03 May 2013
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Right sided aortic arch
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06 May 2013
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Aortic aneurysm and penetrating ulcer
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26 Jun 2013
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm (incidental finding on renal scintigraphy)
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23 Jul 2013
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Small aorta (differential)
Causes of a small aorta include:
Williams syndrome
Takayasu arteritis
giant cell arteritis
neurofibromatosis
midaortic syndrome
small aorta syndrome
idiopathic
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Double aortic arch
Double aortic arches are the most common symptomatic type of the aortic arch variant. It may account for up to 50-60% of vascular rings.
Clinical presentation
Double aortic arch is mostly diagnosed in childhood due to symptoms related to esophageal and/or tracheal obstruction. Respiratory symp...
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm
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12 Nov 2013
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Bovine arch
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09 Jan 2014
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Giant cell aortitis
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13 Jan 2014
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Coarctation of aorta
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03 Feb 2014
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Aortic intramural hematoma
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19 Feb 2014
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Traumatic thoracic aortic injury
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27 Feb 2014
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