RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Rupture of aortic aneurysm with right-sided haemothorax
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 465
OP 467
DO 10.1183/09031936.99.13246599
VO 13
IS 2
A1 F Baharloo
A1 R Verhelst
A1 P Collard
A1 T Pieters
YR 1999
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/13/2/465.abstract
AB A 62-yr-old male with a history of high blood pressure was admitted for persistent dyspnoea and a right-sided pleural effusion, complicated by a recent episode of shock. There was no history of trauma and the patient denied any thoracic pain. A chest tube was inserted which released nonclotting bloody fluid. A thoracic computed tomographic scan of the chest revealed an aneurysm of the inferior third of the descending thoracic aorta. The patient underwent a successful prosthetic graft replacement. We emphasize that rupture of aortic aneurysms should be considered in the evaluation of spontaneous haemothorax even if it is right-sided and not associated with pain.