کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4248386 1283735 2009 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The Coral Reef Aorta: Diagnosis and Treatment Following CT
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی رادیولوژی و تصویربرداری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The Coral Reef Aorta: Diagnosis and Treatment Following CT
چکیده انگلیسی
The Coral Reef Aorta is a rare phenomenon of extreme calcification in the juxtarenal and suprarenal aorta. The calcifications are often similar in appearance to growths of hyperplastic bone, though abnormalities in serum calcium are not found. [1] In contrast to the typical appearance of atherosclerosis of the great vessels, which follows the curve of the vessel wall, the calcifications of Coral Reef Aorta jut irregularly into the lumen. Consequences may include severe downstream ischemic and embolic events involving the viscera and the lower extremities, as well as endovascular operative complications. In this report we present a case of Coral Reef Aorta in a 73 year old man who experienced renal ischemia and surgical difficulties during attempted stent placement. We propose that preoperative review of vascular imaging with explicit attention to the presence of Coral Reef-like plaques can prevent intraoperative and postoperative morbidity. Furthermore, heightened awareness of the existence of these plaques on routine reads of abdominal CT or vascular imaging may prompt clinicians to enact early prophylaxis against later ischemic events.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Radiology Case Reports - Volume 4, Issue 1, 2009, 209
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