TRAUMATIC AORTIC DISRUPTION - FALSE-POSITIVE DIAGNOSIS ON TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

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作者
OXORN, D [1 ]
TOWERS, M [1 ]
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[1] SUNNYBROOK HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT RADIOL,TORONTO,ON M4N 3M5,CANADA
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10.1097/00005373-199508000-00034
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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A case is described in which there was a high index of suspicion for traumatic aortic disruption, Because angiography was equivocal, transesophageal echocardiography was performed, and interpreted as showing a noncircumferential aortic tear, At thoracotomy, however, no tear was seen, The false positive interpretation was caused by a crescent-shaped atherosclerotic plaque.
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