Citation

Jensen BT. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1988; 9(1): 58-59.

Affiliation

University of Odense Institute of Forensic Medicine, Denmark.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3354527

Abstract

Untreated traumatic rupture of the aorta generally results in sudden death. A case with 14 years' survival after an unrecognized traumatic rupture of the aorta is presented. Chronic traumatic aneurysm of the aorta should be kept in mind in a patient who develops sudden symptoms of arteriosclerotic heart disease months to years after a relevant thoracic trauma.

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