|
|
||||||||
Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:2274-2276
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
a Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
b Department of Radiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
Accepted for publication May 5, 2006.
* Address correspondence to Mr Edwards, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Level 4, East Wing, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. (Email: jedward1{at}mail.rah.sa.gov.au).
A 50-year-old man presented with acute onset of chest pain. Subsequent transesophageal echocardiography and computed tomography scan showed absence of a flap in the ascending aorta and a clear dissection flap involving the arch and descending aorta. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a tear and a small flap in the right coronary sinus. During surgery, we found a total circumferential intimal tear at the sinotubular junction with intimo-intimal intussusception of the internal channel into the arch. Dissection without intimal flap and aortic intussusception is a rare form of type A dissection, which is difficult to diagnose on routine investigations and can delay treatment.
This article has been cited by other articles:
![]() |
T. Rolf, S. D. Qanadli, J. Rey, and L. K. von Segesser Intussusception like lesion after fenestration in aortic type B dissection Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg, September 1, 2010; 11(3): 376 - 377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
L. H.A. Sanders and M. A.J. Newman Antegrade and Retrograde Stanford Type A Intimal Intussusception Ann. Thorac. Surg., June 1, 2009; 87(6): 2003 - 2003. [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
I. Dimarakis, R. Yadav, S. Bahia, C. Juli, N. Strickland, R. Kaprielian, and J. Anderson Acute type A aortic dissection mimicking a congenital supravalvular aortic membrane. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., November 1, 2007; 134(5): 1340 - 1341. [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| ANN THORAC SURG | ASIAN CARDIOVASC THORAC ANN | EUR J CARDIOTHORAC SURG |
| J THORAC CARDIOVASC SURG | ICVTS | ALL CTSNet JOURNALS |