%0 Journal Article
%T Hemothorax Revealing Aortic Aneurism and Aortic Dissection
%A Fatma Chermiti Ben Abdallah
%A Houda Gharsalli
%A Hamida Kwas
%A Sofia Taktak
%A Amel Chtourou
%A Ali Ben Kheder
%J Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases
%P 113-115
%@ 2163-9418
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojrd.2013.33017
%X <span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"></span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">Hemothorax
caused by rupture of aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection is an uncommon
manifestation and carries a high mortality rate. We report two cases of 75</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">-</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"> and 80</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">-</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">year-old men, who were referred to our department for exploration of a
left pleural opacity. Thoracentesis produced a hemorrhagic fluid. The computed
tomography scan revealed an aortic dissection type B of Stanford in the first
case and an aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta in the second patient.
Emergency operatio<span>n was performed in the fir</span>st
case but the patient died of multiple organ failure 48 hours after surgery.
Aortic dissection or aneurysm can result in a hemothorax especially in patient
with favourable conditions such as elderly patient and systemic hypertension.
Diagnosis relies on computed tomography (CT) scan and echocardiography.</span><br />
</span>
%K Aortic Aneurysm
%K Aortic Dissection
%K Hemothorax
%K Computed Tomography Scan
%K Echocardiography
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=35264