Life-Threatening Aortic Dissection during Pregnancy: A Case Report of Undiagnosed FBN1-Related Marfan Syndrome at 39 Weeks Gestation

Carmelina Gurrieri; Westley T. Manske; Carla Williams; Joseph C. Wildenberg; Rachel J. Keppers; Tiziano Tallarita; Nishant Saran; Andrew D. Calvin

doi:10.12659/AJCR.940628

25 September 2023 : Case report USA

Life-Threatening Aortic Dissection during Pregnancy: A Case Report of Undiagnosed FBN1-Related Marfan Syndrome at 39 Weeks Gestation

Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Rare disease

Carmelina Gurrieri^1ABCDEF*, Westley T. Manske^1ABCDF, Carla Williams^2ABDF, Joseph C. Wildenberg^3ABDF, Rachel J. Keppers^4BDEF, Tiziano Tallarita^5BCDF, Nishant Saran^5ABCDF, Andrew D. Calvin

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.940628

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e940628

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Figure 5. Post-procedure three-dimensional computed tomography scan of chest, abdomen, and pelvis. Postprocedural changes of the aortic root and unchanged aortic dissection extending into the left subclavian artery (star), to the descending thoracic and abdominal aorta, as well as to both common iliac arteries, with a maximum diameter of 4.3 cm at the level of the proximal descending thoracic aorta (arrow).

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Life-Threatening Aortic Dissection during Pregnancy: A Case Report of Undiagnosed FBN1-Related Marfan Syndrome at 39 Weeks Gestation

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