Late Diagnosis of Silent Thoracic Aortic Rupture Presented as a Right Pleural Effusion

Joint Authors

Benakis, George
Lioulias, Achilleas G.
Drosos, Polivios
Kanakis, Meletios A.
Papavassiliou, Vassilios G.
Kaperonis, Elias A.

Source

Case Reports in Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2012-12-20

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Patients with ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm rarely present in a stable clinical condition.

A man was referred to our hospital with the diagnosis of ruptured saccular aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta.

He successfully underwent both endovascular graft repair and open thoracotomy.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Kanakis, Meletios A.& Papavassiliou, Vassilios G.& Drosos, Polivios& Kaperonis, Elias A.& Benakis, George& Lioulias, Achilleas G.. 2012. Late Diagnosis of Silent Thoracic Aortic Rupture Presented as a Right Pleural Effusion. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Kanakis, Meletios A.…[et al.]. Late Diagnosis of Silent Thoracic Aortic Rupture Presented as a Right Pleural Effusion. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Kanakis, Meletios A.& Papavassiliou, Vassilios G.& Drosos, Polivios& Kaperonis, Elias A.& Benakis, George& Lioulias, Achilleas G.. Late Diagnosis of Silent Thoracic Aortic Rupture Presented as a Right Pleural Effusion. Case Reports in Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506996

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-506996