Late Diagnosis of Silent Thoracic Aortic Rupture Presented as a Right Pleural Effusion
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چکیده
Patients with ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm rarely present in a stable clinical condition. A man was referred to our hospital with the diagnosis of ruptured saccular aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. He successfully underwent both endovascular graft repair and open thoracotomy.
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دوره 2012 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2012