Pulmonary Artery Compression and Invasion by a Ruptured Giant Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: A Rare Presentation

Felix, Alex S.; Alves, Laura A; Felipe, Alexandre R; Costa, Ana Luiza C; Segalote, Rodrigo Coelho; Zappa, Monica; Camargo, Gabriel Cordeiro

doi:10.1016/j.case.2018.02.005

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“…11 Other unusual presentations of thoracic aneurysms reported in the literature include erosion of the overlying skin and sternum, rupture into the esophagus, compression and invasion of the pulmonary artery, superior vena cava syndrome, and recurrent laryngeal and phrenic nerve palsy. [12][13][14][15]17,18 The most common causes of jaundice are choledocholithiasis, biliary strictures, carcinoma of the head of the pancreas, pancreatitis, and sclerosing cholangitis. 7 Jaundice has been reported in the literature as a rare presentation of abdominal aortic aneurysm (not TAAs) because of compression and obstruction of biliary ducts.…”

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Huge Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Presenting with Jaundice: A Case Report

Mulhim¹

2022

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Introduction: Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) are encountered frequently in the emergency department with an obscure presentation. Most of these aneurysms are incidentally discovered while doing routine imaging studies. This report describes a case of unusual presentation of TAAs. Case Presentation: A 37-year-old male presented to the emergency department with jaundice, shortness of breath, abdominal swelling, and lower limb edema, which worsened during the previous month. The patient was worked up and diagnosed with an ascending aortic aneurysm measuring 6.9 cm associated with severe aortic insufficiency and heart failure. Conclusion:TAA is a life-threatening condition with indistinct signs and symptoms. A high index of suspicion and early implementation of radiological studies are prerequisites to reach a diagnosis.

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Huge Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Presenting with Jaundice: A Case Report

Mulhim¹

2022

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“…Some of the reported symptoms of thoracic aortic aneurysm are dysphagia, dyspnea, hoarseness of voice, cough, claudication, cerebrovascular events, as well as chest, abdominal, or back pain [14] . Some of the uncommon presentations includes erosion of the overlying skin and sternum, rupture into the esophagus, compression and invasion of the pulmonary artery, superior vena cava syndrome, as well as recurrent laryngeal and phrenic nerve palsy [16][17][18] . Due to biliary ducts compression and obstruction, jaundice also has been described as a rare presentation of abdominal aortic aneurysm (not TAAs).…”

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Ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm in young male patient: A rare case report

Pravinkumar¹,

Priya²,

Praveenkumar³

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Int. J. Radiol. Diagn. Imaging

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Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is the ballooning of the upper aspect of the aorta above the diaphragm. We herein present a rare case of a massive ruptured TAA in a young male patient. A 30year-old male patient diagnosed with massive descending TAA with rupture Crawford Type I showing widening of the superior mediastinum with homogenous round opacity with regular smooth margins observed in left midzone silhouetting the aortic knuckle causing massive hemothorax with the passive collapse of the lung and mediastinal shift to the right. On color doppler it showed typical yin-yang sign.The patient underwent open chest repair with a graft. This case study demonstrated that TAA warrants an early diagnosis because the majority of patients exhibit no symptoms until the aorta ruptures or is dissected, which worsens patient morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, it prompts the necessity of early intervention like either endovascular stent placement or thoracotomy with grafting on the basis of CT angiography findings.

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Pulmonary Artery Compression and Invasion by a Ruptured Giant Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: A Rare Presentation

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Huge Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Presenting with Jaundice: A Case Report

Huge Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Presenting with Jaundice: A Case Report

Ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm in young male patient: A rare case report

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