Post-COVID-19 Thoracic Aortic Rupture with an Unforeseen Spinal Epidural Hematoma.

Aorta (Stamford)

Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.

Published: February 2023

The importance of prompt diagnosis and early stenting of an aortic rupture cannot be overemphasized. We present a case of thoracic aortic rupture in a middle-aged gentleman who had recently suffered coronavirus disease 2019. The case was further complicated by the development of an unexpected spinal epidural hematoma.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9970752PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1757799DOI Listing

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