A Case of Spontaneous Rupture of the Descending Aorta into the Left Lung with Hemoptysis.
10.4326/jjcvs.28.167
- VernacularTitle:左肺内穿破によるかっ血で発症した特発性下行大動脈破裂の１治験例
- Author:
Toshiro Ogata
;
Tatsuo Kaneko
;
Tamiyuki Obayashi
;
Yasushi Sato
;
Noriyuki Murai
;
Nobuaki Kaki
;
Yasuo Morishita
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
1999;28(3):167-169
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
A 68-year-old woman complained of hemoptic shock and recovered with conservative treatment. Ruptured descending aorta into the left lung was diagnosed. Graft replacement of the descending aorta was successfully performed. We speculated that spontaneous rupture of the descending aorta into the left lung might have occurred due to high blood pressure affecting the weak aortic wall with sclerotic change, causing hemoptysis. The ruptured descending aorta was successfully replaced without dissection between the ruptured aorta and the left lung. The postoperative course was uneventful with neither pulmonary nor infectious complications.
