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Ann Thorac Surg 1997;63:1768-1770
© 1997 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Report

Torn Ascending Aorta Missed by Transesophageal Echocardiography

Scott D. Lick, MD, Joseph B. Zwischenberger, MD, William J. Mileski, MD, Masood Ahmad, MD

Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas

Accepted for publication January 16, 1997.

Transesophageal echocardiography has become a commonly used screening tool for traumatic tears of the descending aorta. The role of transesophageal echocardiography for ascending aortic tears is not yet well-defined. We report an ascending aortic tear imaged by aortography but missed on transesophageal echocardiography.






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