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J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Nov 2003
Case ReportsTraumatic aortic transection with intraluminal aortic fat: transesophageal echocardiographic characteristics and implications.
- Andrew D Sumner, John J Bobin, Sanjay Mehta, and Edward R Stephenson.
- Department of Medicine, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA. asumner1@psu.edu
- J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2003 Nov 1;16(11):1188-90.
AbstractAortic transection can be a catastrophic complication of blunt chest trauma. Transesophageal echocardiography is a useful tool for assessing aortic pathology. Presented is a case of traumatic aortic transection in which periaortic fat was found within the aortic lumen. Transesophageal echocardiographic characteristics are reviewed and clinical implications discussed.
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