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Diagnosis of Aortic Dissection. Comparison of Investigatory Methods—Case Report

From the Department of Internal Medicine, A.Z. Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium

Ronald Ranquin

From the Department of Internal Medicine, A.Z. Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium

Lieven Mortelmans

From the Department of Radiology, A.Z. Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium

Gaston Parizel

From the Department of Internal Medicine, A.Z. Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium

A case is presented of a patient with an acute aortic dissection, rapidly followed by thrombosis of the false channel. The classical aortoangiography failed to give adequate information, whereas newer, less invasive investigation methods gave images that finally led to the correct diagnosis. The value of these methods in the diagnosis of aortic dissection is discussed.

Angiology, Vol. 38, No. 11, 859-863 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/000331978703801109


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