CHRONIC POSTTRAUMATIC THORACIC AORTIC-ANEURYSM PRESENTING WITH DYSPHAGIA

Authors
JAGGERS J WIGGINS JW FULLERTON DA
Citation
J. Jaggers et al., CHRONIC POSTTRAUMATIC THORACIC AORTIC-ANEURYSM PRESENTING WITH DYSPHAGIA, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 39(2), 1995, pp. 391-392
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
391 - 392
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
Chronic posttraumatic thoracic aortic aneurysms are rare. The natural history of these aneurysms is symptomatic enlargement. Herein is repor ted a chronic posttraumatic thoracic aortic aneurysm that became sympt omatic by producing extrinsic compression of the esophagus. Despite th e chronic nature of these aneurysms they should be repaired when found .