POSTTRAUMATIC CHRONIC FALSE ANEURYSM OF THE ASCENDING AORTA WITH LONG-TERM SURVIVAL

Authors
FRENCH BG HUGHES CF
Citation
Bg. French et Cf. Hughes, POSTTRAUMATIC CHRONIC FALSE ANEURYSM OF THE ASCENDING AORTA WITH LONG-TERM SURVIVAL, Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery, 64(4), 1994, pp. 284-285
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00048682
Volume
64
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
284 - 285
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-8682(1994)64:4<284:PCFAOT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The case report of a patient with impending rupture of a post-traumati c chronic false aneurysm of the ascending aorta is presented. It is st ressed that chronic false aneurysms of the ascending aorta are rare ar id that a chronic false aneurysm of any part of the aorta carries a hi gh risk of delayed rupture at any time.