Giant Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm in an Asymptomatic Young Male
Joint Authors
Shah, Priyank
Gupta, Nishant
Goldfarb, Irvin
Shamoon, Fayez
Source
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Giant aortic aneurysm is defined as aneurysm in the aorta greater than 10 cm in diameter.
It is a rare finding since most patients will present with complications of dissection or rupture before the size of aneurysm reaches that magnitude.
Etiological factors include atherosclerosis, Marfan’s syndrome, giant cell arteritis, tuberculosis, syphilis, HIV-associated vasculitis, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, and medial agenesis.
Once diagnosed, prompt surgical intervention is the treatment of choice.
Although asymptomatic unruptured giant aortic aneurysm has been reported in the literature, there has not been any case of asymptomatic giant dissecting aortic aneurysm reported in the literature thus far.
We report a case of giant dissecting ascending aortic aneurysm in an asymptomatic young male who was referred to our institution for abnormal findings on physical exam.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shah, Priyank& Gupta, Nishant& Goldfarb, Irvin& Shamoon, Fayez. 2015. Giant Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm in an Asymptomatic Young Male. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shah, Priyank…[et al.]. Giant Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm in an Asymptomatic Young Male. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Shah, Priyank& Gupta, Nishant& Goldfarb, Irvin& Shamoon, Fayez. Giant Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm in an Asymptomatic Young Male. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060332
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1060332