AW: [HSF] intramural hematoma

[john goldblatt]

Very difficult to distinguish between a dissection with a thrombosed 
false lumen & so-called intra-mural haematoma
& I therefore tend to treat both the same way.

Sincerely,
John Goldblatt
On 05/10/2006, at 7:00 PM, Giulio Rizzoli wrote:

> At 18.45 04/10/2006, you wrote:
>> Guido,
>> for me it´s a dissection.
>> Did you perform a TEE? How about the rest of CT?
>> When  you opened the clamp and looked inside,was there Any tear?
>> Roberto
>
> The ct scan didn't see any dissection flap, just a thickened aortic 
> wall all the way down.
> The angiography explored the whole aorta down to the abdomen and there 
> was no trace of leak.
> I include an abdominal slice
> I also include the angio of the descending aorta
> Ciao Giulio <abdocomposit.gif>Giulio Rizzoli MD FETCS
> Cardiochirurgia Padova
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> e-mail giulio.rizzoli at unipd.it
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