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Case No : 42 Date 1998-08-17

  • Courtesy of KUN-IL Kim, M.D. / Pusan National University Hospital
  • Age/Sex 43 / M
  • Chief ComplaintBlunt chest trauma two days ago due to motor vehicle accident
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Chest AP

Diagnosis With Brief Discussion

Diagnosis
traumatic rupture of descending aorta
Radiologic Findings
Brief Review
In this case, chest radiograph shows superior mediastinal widening, haziness of the left hemithorax suggesting hemothorax, slight deviation of trachea to right side (not well-seen in this screen). CT scan with intravenous contrast taken one day later reveals diffuse increased attenuation in mediastinal fat suggesting resolving hematoma or hemorrhage, and contour deformity and abrupt change of diameter of descending thoracic aorta on consecutive two CT images. This is traumatic injury of thoracic aorta.
Aortography shows aortic transection and pseudoaneurysm formation.
References
1. Creasy JD, Chilles C, Routh WD, Dyer RB. Overview of traumatic injury of the thoracic aorta. Radiographics 1997;17:27-45
2. Marotta R, Franchetto AA. The CT appearance of aortic transection. AJR 1996;166:647-651
Keywords
Vascular, Trauma, Localized fibrous tumor of the pleura with low malignant potential

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