Acute aortic dissection shown on lateral chest X-ray film

Abstract In this article, we report on the case of an 85-year-old woman with a history of left pulmonary tuberculosis, who was referred for Stanford type A acute aortic dissection. A preoperative chest X-ray and computed tomography revealed extreme mediastinal deviation to the left. We decided to perform surgery with left rib-cross thoracotomy. This approach yielded excellent exposure of the aortic root, ascending aorta and aortic arch. Following an uneventful operative and postoperative course, the patient was discharged on the 21st postoperative day.

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Double Cardiac Silhouette on Lateral Chest X-Ray Graphy

Echocardiography ◽

10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01554.x ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. E52-E53 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ozcan Basaran ◽

Ahmet Guler ◽

Can Y. Karabay ◽

Soe M. Aung ◽

Arzu Kalayci ◽

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Keyword(s):

X Ray ◽

Chest X Ray ◽

Lateral Chest ◽

Cardiac Silhouette

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Synchrotron Radiation-based X-ray phase-contrast imaging of the aortic walls in acute aortic dissection

JVS: Vascular Science ◽

10.1016/j.jvssci.2020.06.002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 81-91

Author(s):

Koki Yokawa ◽

Masato Hoshino ◽

Naoto Yagi ◽

Yutaka Nakashima ◽

Kazunori Nakagawa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Synchrotron Radiation ◽

Aortic Dissection ◽

Phase Contrast ◽

Acute Aortic Dissection ◽

Phase Contrast Imaging ◽

Contrast Imaging ◽

X Ray

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Diagnosis of vertebral fractures on lateral chest X-ray: Intraobserver agreement of semi-quantitative vertebral fracture assessment

European Journal of Radiology ◽

10.1016/j.ejrad.2014.09.005 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 83 (12) ◽

pp. 2177-2180 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

H.C. van der Jagt-Willems ◽

B.C. van Munster ◽

M. Leeflang ◽

E. Beuerle ◽

C.R. Tulner ◽

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Keyword(s):

Vertebral Fracture ◽

Vertebral Fractures ◽

Vertebral Fracture Assessment ◽

Intraobserver Agreement ◽

X Ray ◽

Chest X Ray ◽

Fracture Assessment ◽

Lateral Chest

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Aggravation and deliberation over lung herniation

BMJ Case Reports ◽

10.1136/bcr-2019-229225 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. e229225

Author(s):

Michelle N Lee ◽

Luke T Surry ◽

David M Ferraro

Keyword(s):

Influenza A ◽

Surgical Repair ◽

Caucasian Woman ◽

Pleuritic Chest Pain ◽

X Ray ◽

Lung Herniation ◽

Left Posterior ◽

History Of ◽

Chest X Ray ◽

Lateral Chest

A Caucasian woman aged 58 years with history of asthma and surgically repaired congenital diaphragmatic hernia presented to the emergency department (ED) with persistent cough, pleuritic chest pain, shortness of breath, in spite of recent treatment for influenza A virus. On physical examination, a large bulge was protruding from her left posterior thorax. She was found to have a large abnormal radiographic lucency on lateral chest X-ray posterior to the thoracic cavity, confirmed with chest CT to represent a large lung herniation in between the left seventh and eighth ribs. The patient was evaluated by a thoracic surgeon and offered surgical repair but ultimately decided on conservative management which to date has been ineffective.

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Cardiac resynchronization failures: the lateral chest x ray identifies patients who benefit from a new LV lead position

Journal of Cardiac Failure ◽

10.1016/j.cardfail.2004.06.374 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. S118 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Seth J. Worley ◽

Douglas C. Gohn ◽

Tanya M. Smith

Keyword(s):

Cardiac Resynchronization ◽

X Ray ◽

Lead Position ◽

Chest X Ray ◽

Lateral Chest

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Pa/Lateral Chest X-Ray Is Non-Inferior to Fluoroscopy for the Detection of Insulation Defects in Riata Defibrillation Leads

Canadian Journal of Cardiology ◽

10.1016/j.cjca.2013.07.616 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 29 (10) ◽

pp. S360

Author(s):

C. Steinberg ◽

J. Sarrazin ◽

J. Champagne ◽

F. Philippon ◽

F. Molin ◽

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Keyword(s):

X Ray ◽

Chest X Ray ◽

Lateral Chest ◽

Defibrillation Leads

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Comparative effectiveness of a mnemonic-use approach vs. self-study to interpret a lateral chest X-ray

AJP Advances in Physiology Education ◽

10.1152/advan.00034.2017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (4) ◽

pp. 518-521 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Michael Thompson ◽

Dallin Johansen ◽

Russell Stoner ◽

Allison Jarstad ◽

Robert Sorrells ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Imaging Study ◽

Lateral View ◽

Frontal View ◽

Chest Film ◽

X Ray ◽

Self Study ◽

Lateral Film ◽

Chest X Ray ◽

Lateral Chest

The chest X-ray is the most commonly performed medical imaging study; however, the lateral chest film intimidates many physicians and medical students. The lateral view is more difficult to interpret than the frontal view but provides important information that is either not visible or not as evident on frontal view, and inability to read it may lead to missed diagnoses and more expensive imaging. The objective of this study was to assess a novel mnemonic-based approach to teaching medical students to proficiently read a lateral film using a prospective pilot study. A clinical faculty radiologist taught two groups of second-year medical students to read a lateral chest X-ray. One group learned a novel mnemonic-based method (MUM), and the other cohort performed directed web-based self-study (STMM). Each cohort was given a pre- and postassessment, and their performance was analyzed. A total of n = 29 students participated with n = 14 being taught the mnemonic method. The MUM group significantly ( P = 0.001) improved their score vs. the STMM group This study demonstrates students can quickly and effectively learn to read a lateral chest film using this novel mnemonic.

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