Stanford type B aortic dissection

Case contributed by Avni K P Skandhan
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

One day history of sudden abdominal pain

Patient Data

Age: 20 years
Gender: Female

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

Axial C+
arterial phase
Coronal C+
arterial phase
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Images show an aortic dissection. Other images showed no dissection in the ascending aorta.

Case Discussion

An aortic dissection is one of the acute aortic syndromes and a type of arterial dissection. It occurs when blood enters the medial layer of the aortic wall through a tear or penetrating ulcer in the intima and tracks along the media, forming a second blood-filled channel within the wall. 

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