Hemodynamic collapse caused by a large unruptured aneurysm of the ascending aorta in an 18 year old

Turkoz A., Gulcan O., Tercan F., Kocum T., Turkoz R.

ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA, cilt.102, sa.4, ss.1040-1042, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 102 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1213/01.ane.0000198547.75279.d5
  • Dergi Adı: ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1040-1042
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Large aneurysms of the ascending aorta occasionally cause severe hemodynamic disturbance by compression. We describe the case of an 18-yr-old man who presented with dyspnea and developed hemodynamic collapse during computed tomography scanning. Computed tomography during resuscitation revealed that the aneurysm was compressing both the right pulmonary artery and the left bronchus. Emergency surgery was performed, but the patient died because of generalized cerebral infarction.