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  • Title: Traumatic type B aortic dissection causing near total occlusion of aortic lumen and diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography: A case report.
    Author: Turhan H, Topaloglu S, Cagli K, Sasmaz H, Kutuk E.
    Journal: J Am Soc Echocardiogr; 2004 Jan; 17(1):80-2. PubMed ID: 14712193.
    Abstract:
    A true dissection of the descending thoracic aorta resulting from blunt chest trauma is a relatively rare injury compared with aortic transsection and occurs mostly in the region of the aortic isthmus. It is a life-threatening condition that requires rapid and accurate diagnosis. In this case, we report a patient with Stanford type B aortic dissection caused by decelerating trauma of the chest in a motor vehicle accident causing near total occlusion of the aortic lumen. The diagnosis was made by transthoracic echocardiography and confirmed by aortography.
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