Aortic intimo-intimal intussusception: A rare variant of aortic dissection

Abstract

This report describes a very rare and life-threatening form of Stanford Type A circumferential aortic dissection causing intimo-intimal intussusception. Rapid and accurate diagnosis is possible by transesophageal echocardiography for which the features have been described in this article.

Keywords

• aortic dissection
• aortic regurgitation
• transesophageal echocardiography