Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Mimicking Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer

침투성 동맥경화성 궤양과 흡사한 급성 A형 대동맥 박리증 -1l례 보고 -

  • Choi, jae-Sung (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kwak, Jae-Gun (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ahn, Hyuk (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • 최재성 (서울대학교병원 흉부외과, 서울대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 곽재건 (서울대학교병원 흉부외과, 서울대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 안혁 (서울대학교병원 흉부외과, 서울대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2003.01.01
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Abstract

As classical acute aortic dissection, atherosclerotic penetrating ulcers and intramural hematoma have different pathophysiology and natural history, treatment strategy should be different and, therefore, accurate differential diagnosis is necessary. However, these three aortic diseases may be indistinguishable by clinical observation and even by various diagnostic modalities such as cardiac echocardiography, CT and MRI. The patients was a 71-year-old female with chief complaints of anterior chest pain, nausea and vomiting which occurred suddenly 3 days before admission. CT angiographic with 3 dimensional reconstruction shows intramural hematoma in ascending aorta, aortic arch, descending thoracic aorta and right brachiocephalic trunk, heompericardium, and blood in mediastinum and both pleural cavities. The CT angiographic finding of focal out-bulging in the ascending thoracic aorta was diagnosed as penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer. The patient underwent emergency operation under a preoperative diagnosis of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer with a sign of aortic rupture. In the intraoperative findings, however, intimal tear was seen in the anterior portion of the ascending aorta about 1cm below the brachiocephalic trunk and falselumen appeared after hematoma was removed from the layer of tunica media. We report a case of type A aortic dissection which mimicked clinical and diagnostic features of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer.

급성 대동맥 박리증과 대동맥 침투성 궤양은 근내혈종과 함께 급성 대동맥 증후군을 구성하는 치명적 질환이나 그 병태생리와 자연경과가 다르고 치료전략이 다를 수 있어 정확한 감별진단을 요한다. 그러나 서로 임상양상이 비슷하고 초음파나 CT, MRI등의 진단방법으로도 명확히 구분이 안되는 경우가 많다. 환자는 약 10년간의 고혈압 병력이 있는 71세 여자로 내원 3일전에 갑자기 시작된 전흉부 통증 및 오심, 구토를 주소로 입원하였다. 전산화 단층촬영상에서 내막박리편은 보이지 않았으며, 상행대동맥 및 무명동맥간, 대동맥궁, 하행 흉부대동맥에 걸친 근내혈종(intramural hematoma)과 양측성 혈흉 및 혈성 심낭삼출 소견이 보였고, 무명 동맥간의 하방 약 1 cm 거리에 상행대동맥의 앞쪽으로 국소적인 궤양소견이 보여 상행대동맥에 생긴 침투성 궤양 및 이로인한 대동맥 파열로 진단하고 응급수술을 시행하였다. 그러나, 수술장 소견에서는 무명동맥 기시부 하방 1cm 정도에 약 0.5cm크기로 내막이 찢어져 있었고 외막을 열고 오래된 혈종을 제거하니 거의 폐쇄되어있던 가성내강이 관찰되었으며 이는 내막 파열 부위와 교통하였다. 이처럼 대동맥 박리증이 침투성 궤양과 흡사한 임상양상 및 진단 소견을 보일 수 있음을 경험하였기에 증례로 보고하는 바이다.

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