Pneumatic-aorta: an unusual aetiology for stroke

Khurum Mazhar; Aditya Narain; Saifullah Mohamed; Akshay J Patel; Qamar Abid; George Bouras

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjaa193

Pneumatic-aorta: an unusual aetiology for stroke

Khurum Mazhar, Aditya Narain, Saifullah Mohamed, Akshay J Patel, Qamar Abid, George Bouras

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The following report describes a case in which air in the aorta led to stroke from cerebral emboli in a patient with distal oesophageal cancer. The patient presented with clinical features of a right-sided stroke. Computed tomography scans revealed air in the ascending aorta and brachiocephalic artery as a result of an oesophago-atrial fistula. The patient deteriorated and died soon after hospital admission despite conservative measures successfully dissipating the air. When encountered, emergent treatment of the underlying cause should be addressed but the outcome remains poor.

Original language	English
Article number	rjaa193
Journal	Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Volume	2020
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa193
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2020

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