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2636631

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-7-5
pubmed:abstractText
Transesophageal Doppler echocardiography (TEDE) was performed in three patients with proven or suspected DeBakey type I and type III aortic dissection. Case 1: A 66-year-old woman, with DeBakey type I aortic dissection. Clear images of a widened dissected aorta and an intimal flap were obtained in both the ascending and descending aorta, including the aortic arch. The site of an entry into the false lumen was identified by the defect of the intimal flap and the pulsatile entry flow through it. The reentry into the true lumen was also identified near the orifice of the celiac trunk. In this case, the observation was performed using this technique during the operation; i.e., replacement of the ascending aorta with an artificial graft. Case 2: A 77-year-old man, DeBakey type III aortic dissection. The study was performed after surgery which consisted of replacement of the descending aorta with an artificial graft. TEDE provided clear images of the artificial graft, the aorta, and their boundaries. The remaining intimal flap was clearly confirmed. Case 3: An 80-year-old man, DeBakey type III aortic dissection. In this case, though abdominal echography suggested aortic dissection, angiography and X-ray CT failed to facilitate the diagnosis. Only TEDE confirmed the diagnosis. The abnormal flow via the entry directing toward the false lumen was clearly demonstrated on the color Doppler images. We therefore conclude that TEDE is a useful and reliable means of diagnosing dissecting aortic aneurysm.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0914-5087
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
519-28
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
[Transesophageal Doppler echocardiography in the diagnosis of dissecting aortic aneurysm].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Kyoto University.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports