Acute aortic dissection mimicking a gastric ulcer: Medico‐legal implications

Abstract The diagnosis of aortic dissection is often difficult because the symptoms are usually non‐specific. AD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of all cases of idiopathic retrosternal pain. Misdiagnosis of AD is a common cause of legal suits in medical practice. Prevention requir...

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Main Authors:	Med Amin Mesrati, Marwa Boussaid, Nouha Ben Abdejlil, Abdelfeteh Zakhama, Abir Aissaoui
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:	Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:	aortic aneurysm autopsy legal liability sudden death
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2315

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spelling	doaj-2b66ea35bc9b42fd86fe2a38058333f12020-11-25T01:54:18ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042019-09-01791651165410.1002/ccr3.2315Acute aortic dissection mimicking a gastric ulcer: Medico‐legal implicationsMed Amin Mesrati0Marwa Boussaid1Nouha Ben Abdejlil2Abdelfeteh Zakhama3Abir Aissaoui4Department of Forensic Medicine Taher Sfar Hospital Mahdia TunisiaDepartment of Forensic Medicine Taher Sfar Hospital Mahdia TunisiaDepartment of Cytology and Pathology Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital Monastir TunisiaDepartment of Cytology and Pathology Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital Monastir TunisiaDepartment of Forensic Medicine Taher Sfar Hospital Mahdia TunisiaAbstract The diagnosis of aortic dissection is often difficult because the symptoms are usually non‐specific. AD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of all cases of idiopathic retrosternal pain. Misdiagnosis of AD is a common cause of legal suits in medical practice. Prevention requires a complete and thorough evaluation.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2315aortic aneurysmautopsylegalliabilitysudden death
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title	Acute aortic dissection mimicking a gastric ulcer: Medico‐legal implications
title_short	Acute aortic dissection mimicking a gastric ulcer: Medico‐legal implications
title_full	Acute aortic dissection mimicking a gastric ulcer: Medico‐legal implications
title_fullStr	Acute aortic dissection mimicking a gastric ulcer: Medico‐legal implications
title_full_unstemmed	Acute aortic dissection mimicking a gastric ulcer: Medico‐legal implications
title_sort	acute aortic dissection mimicking a gastric ulcer: medico‐legal implications
publisher	Wiley
series	Clinical Case Reports
issn	2050-0904
publishDate	2019-09-01
description	Abstract The diagnosis of aortic dissection is often difficult because the symptoms are usually non‐specific. AD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of all cases of idiopathic retrosternal pain. Misdiagnosis of AD is a common cause of legal suits in medical practice. Prevention requires a complete and thorough evaluation.
topic	aortic aneurysm autopsy legal liability sudden death
url	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2315
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Acute aortic dissection mimicking a gastric ulcer: Medico‐legal implications

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