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za Türköz, MD
Department of *Anesthesiology,
Cardiovascular Surgery,
Radiology, and
Cardiology, Baskent University, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Turkey
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Ayda Turkoz, Baskent Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Adana Uygulama ve Arastirma Merkezi Anesteziyoloji AD, Dadaloglu Mah 39 Sk. No.6 Yüregir/Adana, Turkey. Address e-mail to rturkoz{at}yahoo.com.
Large aneurysms of the ascending aorta occasionally cause severe hemodynamic disturbance by compression. We describe the case of an 18-yr-old man who presented with dyspnea and developed hemodynamic collapse during computed tomography scanning. Computed tomography during resuscitation revealed that the aneurysm was compressing both the right pulmonary artery and the left bronchus. Emergency surgery was performed, but the patient died because of generalized cerebral infarction.
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