Traumatic type A dissection with acute pericarditis 6 weeks after blunt trauma; report of a case
Yamaya, K.; Nitta, Y.; Yoshida, S.; Imamura, Y.; Takii, T.
Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 67(2): 153-156
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252 PMID: 24743488 Document Number: 672477
A 38-year-old man presented with typical symptom of acute pericarditis and chronic cardiac tamponade 6 weeks after blunt trauma. Follow-up computed tomography after 2 weeks revealed a localized dissection at the proximal part of the ascending aorta. This is a rare case of chronic Stanford type A aortic dissection after blunt trauma, a diagnosis of which was established later with consistent suspicion and repeated examination by computed tomography.