Acute Type B aortic dissection with right hemothorax

Abstract

Normal descending aorta is in the left thorax. Thus, ruptured type B aortic dissection more commonly presents with left hemothorax. However, there is a case of type B dissection complicated with right hemothorax.

Keywords

• Aortic dissection
• aortic stenting
• hemothorax
• thoracic endovascular aortic repair