Aortic dissection

Aneurysmal dilatation of the abdominal aorta with dissection in the aorta and left iliac artery with antegrade flow in the true and false lumen in a patient with Marfan's disease who has already been treated with a graft in the proximal aorta

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Clinical information

Patient with Marfan's syndrome already treated for a thoracic aneurysm of the aorta

Ultrasound Images & Clips

Aneurysmal dilatation of the abdominal aorta with dissection in the aorta and left iliac artery with antegrade flow in the true and false lumen in a patient with Marfan's disease who has already been treated with a graft in the proximal aorta

4 cm wide aorta with dissected intima longitudinal

Prosthesis in the proximal abdominal aorta

Flow on both sides of the dissected intima

4 cm wide aorta with dissected intima transverse

Aneurysmal dilatation of the abdominal aorta with dissection in the aorta and left iliac artery with antegrade flow in the true and false lumen in a patient with Marfan's disease who has already been treated with a graft in the proximal aorta

Dissected intima in a slightly dilatated left iliac artery longitudinal

Antegrade flow in the true and false lumen

Normal right iliac artery

Aneurysmal dilatation of the abdominal aorta with dissection in the aorta and left iliac artery with antegrade flow in the true and false lumen in a patient with Marfan's disease who has already been treated with a graft in the proximal aorta

Flow in the true and false lumen in the left iliac artery

Normal flow in the right iliac artery transverse

Details

Sex: Female
Age: 37
Body part: Aorta and iliac vessels

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Author

Dr. Taco Geertsma

Retired Radiologist, Gelderse Vallei Hospital

Dr. Taco Geertsma is the founder of UltrasoundCases.info and a retired radiologist and has worked in the Gelderse Vallei hospital from January 1, 1983. till July 1, 2014. He was the head of the ultrasound department for many years.

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