Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
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Mehmet Albayram, MD, Ivan Davis, MD, Mariam Hanna, MD, Anthony Mancuso, MD, Ronald Quisling, MD, Dhanashree Rajderkar, MD, Priya Sharma, MD, Roberta Slater, MD and Joann Stamm, MBA have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships. No one else is a position to control content have any financial relationship to disclose.
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CA0639-Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
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CA0639-Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Case ReportHistory
Exam
Prior Study
Findings
Technique
The technique is of diagnostic quality.
Support devices
There are no lines, tubes, or other support devices.
Cardiomediastinum
There is abnormal density overlying the lower mediastinum on the frontal view and in the retrocardiac space on the lateral view at the level of the descending thoracic aorta. The heart is normal.
Vasculature and Hila
There is focal contour abnormality with widening of the descending thoracic aorta just above the diaphragm. The central pulmonary vessels and hila are normal.
Lungs
There is no focal, multifocal, or diffuse airspace disease, mass, opacity, or nodularity.
Pleura
The pleural space is clear. There is no pneumothorax or pleural effusion.
Bones, soft tissues, upper abdomen
There are healed and healing right rib fractures. There is mild dextroscoliosis of the thoracic spine. The bones are osteopenic. The upper abdomen is normal.
