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Case Reports
Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm following acute descending thoracic aortic dissection. Case report.
- A G Gugulakis, M I Matsagas, S N Vasdekis, P Hadjigakis, E Papageorgiou, A Macheras, and M N Sechas.
- 3rd Surgical Department, University School of Athens, Medical School, Sotiria Hospital, Greece.
- J Cardiovasc Surg. 1998 Oct 1; 39 (5): 583-5.
AbstractThe coexistence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and an acute aortic dissection seems to be rare and only a few reports are to be found in the literature. We report a case of a patient with acute aortic dissection of the descending thoracic aorta that caused rupture of a pre-existing abdominal aortic aneurysm. The literature is also thoroughly reviewed.
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