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Transesophageal Echocardiographic Identification of a Descending Aortic Aneurysm Rupture into the Left Lung
Author(s) -
AALURI SRINIVASA R.,
MILLER ANDREW,
NANDA NAVIN C.,
MUKHTAR OSMAN,
ANSINGKAR KAMLESH,
HUANG WEN YING,
PURI VIRENDER,
BERLAND LINCOLN L.,
MCGIFFIN DAVID C.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2000.tb01136.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysm , left lung , lung , cardiology , radiology , aortic aneurysm , descending aorta , aorta
This case report describes a patient in whom a descending aortic aneurysm ruptured into the left lung, producing hemoptysis. With transesophageal echocardiography, we were able to define the site and extent of the aneurysm, as well as the two sites of rupture into lung tissue.