An unusual case of shortness of breath: Aortic Arch Pseudo-Aneurysm

Here in we present a rare case of Shortness of Breath caused by massive trachea deviation due to a giant penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the aortic arch that simulates a lung lesion. It is of clinical and educational benefit to highlight the fact that aortic arch masses can grow silently to mas...

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Main Author: Ioannis Loumiotis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bulgarian Association of Young Surgeons 2018-02-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=287223
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spelling doaj-0442c71445b248e7802afed65182e81f2020-11-24T21:29:47ZengBulgarian Association of Young Surgeons International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports2534-98212534-98212018-02-0121121310.5455/IJMRCR.aortic-arch-pseudo-aneurysmAn unusual case of shortness of breath: Aortic Arch Pseudo-AneurysmIoannis LoumiotisHere in we present a rare case of Shortness of Breath caused by massive trachea deviation due to a giant penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the aortic arch that simulates a lung lesion. It is of clinical and educational benefit to highlight the fact that aortic arch masses can grow silently to massive sizes and create mass effect to surrounding organs. http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=287223penetrating atherosclerotic ulceraortic archshortness of breath
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An unusual case of shortness of breath: Aortic Arch Pseudo-Aneurysm
International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports
penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer
aortic arch
shortness of breath
author_facet Ioannis Loumiotis
author_sort Ioannis Loumiotis
title An unusual case of shortness of breath: Aortic Arch Pseudo-Aneurysm
title_short An unusual case of shortness of breath: Aortic Arch Pseudo-Aneurysm
title_full An unusual case of shortness of breath: Aortic Arch Pseudo-Aneurysm
title_fullStr An unusual case of shortness of breath: Aortic Arch Pseudo-Aneurysm
title_full_unstemmed An unusual case of shortness of breath: Aortic Arch Pseudo-Aneurysm
title_sort unusual case of shortness of breath: aortic arch pseudo-aneurysm
publisher Bulgarian Association of Young Surgeons
series International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports
issn 2534-9821
2534-9821
publishDate 2018-02-01
description Here in we present a rare case of Shortness of Breath caused by massive trachea deviation due to a giant penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the aortic arch that simulates a lung lesion. It is of clinical and educational benefit to highlight the fact that aortic arch masses can grow silently to massive sizes and create mass effect to surrounding organs.
topic penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer
aortic arch
shortness of breath
url http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=287223
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