Inflammatory aneurysm of the ascending aorta

被引:14
作者
Künzli, A [1 ]
von Segesser, LK [1 ]
Vogt, PR [1 ]
Spahn, DR [1 ]
Schneider, J [1 ]
Jenni, R [1 ]
Turina, MI [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Zurich Hosp, Cardiovasc Surg Clin, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00047-2
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R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 [临床医学]; 100201 [内科学];
摘要
The gold standard to clarify an acute pathology of the ascending aorta is transesophageal echocardiography or contrast-enhanced computed tomography. Neither of these methods led to the correct finding in our case of an inflammatory aneurysm of the ascending aorta. Both assessments resulted in the diagnosis of an acute dissection of the ascending aorta. (C) 1998 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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