Transesophageal echocardiographic identification of a descending aortic aneurysm rupture into the left lung

被引:2
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作者
Aaluri, SR [1 ]
Miller, A [1 ]
Nanda, NC [1 ]
Mukhtar, O [1 ]
Ansingkar, K [1 ]
Huang, WY [1 ]
Puri, V [1 ]
Berland, LL [1 ]
McGiffin, DC [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Alabama, Div Cardiovasc Dis, Birmingham, AL 35249 USA
关键词
transesophageal echocardiography; aortic aneurysm rupture into lung;
D O I
10.1111/j.1540-8175.2000.tb01136.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:269 / 271
页数:3
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