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12664055

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
An unusual case of a type-A aortic dissection with complete circumferential dissection just above the aortic valve with intimointimal intussuseption just distal to the left subclavian artery partially obstructing the descending aorta is described. CT-scan and transesophageal echocardiography together with clinical suspicion led to the correct diagnosis. Intimointimal intussusception is an unusual type of aortic dissection in which a proximal circumferential tear causes dissection with intussusception of the torn intima downstream, which could cause confusion about the appropriate diagnosis ([1]). It is a very infrequent complication of aortic dissection with only a few cases reported in the literature ([2-6]). CT scan and transesophageal echocardiography are the most accurate diagnostic tools ([7-9]). We describe a patient with intimointimal intussusception, diagnosed by CT scan and transesophageal echocardiography.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0967-2109
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
173-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Circumferential dissection with intimal intussusception: an unusual case of acute aortic type A dissection.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports