Rupture of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in Postpartum: 2 Cases Report

Rupture of aortic aneurysm is a life-threatening condition. And thoracic aortic aneurysms are usually asymptomatic and not easily diagnosed unless an acute catastrophic complication develops. Because it is rare in young adults, especially in females during peripartum, considering that it occurs most commonly in the sixth and seventh decade of life and males are predominant, 3) the fatal sudden and unexpected death following rupture of thoracic aortic aneurysms may bring about a medicolegal dispute. Thoracic aortic aneurysm is typically fusiform and the saccular type is very rare except aneurysms of infectious or traumatic types. The saccular type of aneurysm in ascending aorta in females during peripartum has not been known to our knowledge,