Publications

Authors:

Raniero, Dario; Tatriele, Naomi; Trevisan, Emanuela; Turrina, Stefania

Title:

Rupture of huge thoracic aortic aneurysm in a young man: Case report and literature review

Year:

2025

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

Elettronico

Referee:

No

Name of journal:

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE

ISSN of journal:

1752-928X

N° Volume:

109

Page numbers:

1-7

Keyword:

Aneurysm rupture; Aortic aneurysm; Autopsy; Sudden death; Thoracic aorta; Unexpected disease

Short description of contents:

: Thoracic aortic aneurysms are considered more dangerous than abdominal aneurysms because they are often silent until rupture and, therefore, are more challenging to diagnose and have a high mortality rate. In addition, a thoracic aneurysm differs from an abdominal one in terms of causes and risk factors: the former is associated with the degeneration of the vessel's middle tunica, while the latter is related to atherosclerosis. We report the case of the sudden death of a 20-year-old man, with no apparent risk factors and suffering only from a persistent cough for a month, in whom the autopsy revealed the rupture of a massive aneurysm of the ascending thoracic aorta. Blood leaked from the wall of the aorta into the pericardial sac, causing cardiac tamponade and the death of the young man. Histology demonstrated cystic medial degeneration with no other relevant features. In this paper we discuss the mechanisms of aneurysm formation and report a review of the literature on similar cases, limited to ruptures of thoracic aortic aneurysms discovered post-mortem.

Note:

Available online 20 January 2025

Product ID:

144191

Handle IRIS:

11562/1153648

Last Modified:

April 9, 2025

Bibliographic citation:

Raniero, Dario; Tatriele, Naomi; Trevisan, Emanuela; Turrina, Stefania, Rupture of huge thoracic aortic aneurysm in a young man: Case report and literature review «JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE» , vol. 109 , 2025 , pp. 1-7

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