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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2010-4-21
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pubmed:abstractText |
We present an interesting case of a 53-year-old man with a non-patent ductus arteriosus erroneously diagnosed as acute thoracic aorta transection after a car accident. The aortography revealed a "rupture" of the linear inner curve of the aorta in the isthmus area, as well as a protrusion of the aortic lumen in the corresponding area. During the followed thoracotomy an intact thoracic aorta and the remnant of a non-patent ligamentum arteriosum were found. It is the first reported case and we review all the possible entities which may give a false-positive image of traumatic aortic transection.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
1749-8090
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
5
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
24
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2010-9-28
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:20380734-Accidents, Traffic,
pubmed-meshheading:20380734-Aorta, Thoracic,
pubmed-meshheading:20380734-Aortography,
pubmed-meshheading:20380734-Cardiopulmonary Bypass,
pubmed-meshheading:20380734-Diagnosis, Differential,
pubmed-meshheading:20380734-Ductus Arteriosus,
pubmed-meshheading:20380734-False Positive Reactions,
pubmed-meshheading:20380734-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:20380734-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:20380734-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:20380734-Thoracotomy,
pubmed-meshheading:20380734-Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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pubmed:year |
2010
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Remnant of a non-patent ductus arteriosus mimicking traumatic thoracic aorta transection: a case report.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, University Hospital, Patras School of Medicine, Patras, Greece.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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