Identification by transesophageal echocardiography of intramural hematoma and the site of aortic rupture Kazumasa Orihashi, MD, Taijiro Sueda, MD, Kenji Okada, MD, Katsuhiko Imai, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 136, Issue 4, Pages 1089-1091 (October 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.11.058 Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Computed tomographic scans showing massive left hemothorax. Neither aneurysm nor dissection is recognizable in these images. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 136, 1089-1091DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.11.058) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Transesophageal echocardiograms showing short-axis view of descending aorta. A, Aortic dissection, hemothorax, and mediastinal hematoma are apparent. B, Echo-free area in mediastinal hematoma adjacent to aorta indicates rupture site. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 136, 1089-1091DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.11.058) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions