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Case Reports
. 2024 Apr 3:51:101011.
doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2024.101011. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the descending aorta

Izadmehr Ahmadinejad  1 , Mojtaba Ahmadinejad  2 , Ali Soltanian  2 , Yasmina Ahmadinejad  3 , Alireza Shirzadi  1 , Pouria Chaghamirzayi  4
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Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the descending aorta

Izadmehr Ahmadinejad et al. Trauma Case Rep. .

Abstract

High-energy deceleration injuries of the thoracic aorta are associated with high mortality. But among long term survivors, just 2 %-5 % of traumatic aortic injuries fail initial detection and are discovered later (Pozek et al., 2012 [1]). We present a rare case of pseudoaneurysm of the descending aorta in a female with a history of chest blunt trauma 45 days before who presented with chronic severe cough and vocal hoarseness that was treated with endovascular intervention in our center.

Keywords: Chronic cough; Descending aorta pseudoaneurysm; Vocal hoarseness.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Initial PA chest X-ray.
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CT-angiography 45 days after trauma.
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Angiography after an endovascular intervention.
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PA and lateral chest Xray after an endovascular intervention.
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