User:Mr. Ibrahem/Aortic rupture
| Mr. Ibrahem/Aortic rupture | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Aortic transection |
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| Segments of the aorta, with the thoracic aorta in green. | |
| Specialty | Vascular surgery, cardiac surgery |
| Symptoms | Abdominal pain, chest pain, back pain, shortness of breath, trouble swallowing[1][2] |
| Usual onset | Sudden[2] |
| Causes | Aortic aneurysm, major trauma[1] |
| Treatment | Surgery[1] |
| Prognosis | Poor[1] |
| Deaths | 80 to 90% of cases[3][2] |
Aortic rupture is break through the entire wall of the aorta, the largest artery in the body.[4] Symptoms may include sudden and severe abdominal pain, chest pain, or back pain.[1][2] Other symptoms may include lightheadedness, shortness of breath, or trouble swallowing.[1][5]
Causes include trauma (either blunt or penetrating) or a complication of an aortic aneurysm (either abdominal or thoracic).[1] Diagnosis is by medical imaging, typically CT scan.[1] It is distinct from aortic dissection, which is a tear through only the inner wall of the aorta.[6]
Prevention includes the repair of aneurysms before rupture occurs.[7] Once rupture has occurred, for a chance of survival, immediate surgery is required.[1] Most (85%) die immediately, while of those who survive to hospital, about 30% subsequently die despite treatment.[1][3]
Aortic rupture is relatively common.[3] It contributes to up to 20% of deaths due to motor vehicle collisions.[1] Early descriptions date back to 1557 by Andreas Vesalius.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Lotfollahzadeh, S; Seligson, MT; Marx, WH (January 2023). "Aortic Rupture". Statpearls. PMID 29083613.
- ^ a b c d "Abdominal aortic aneurysm". www.nhsinform.scot. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d O'Conor, CE (July 2004). "Diagnosing traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta in the emergency department". Emergency medicine journal : EMJ. 21 (4): 414–9. PMID 15208221.
- ^ "Aortic Dissection: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments". Cleveland Clinic. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Jeanmonod, D; Yelamanchili, VS; Jeanmonod, R (January 2023). "Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture". PMID 29083705.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm Information Page. Causes". patient.info. 28 June 2020. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Aortic aneurysm, dissection and rupture". British Heart Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.