Case report demonstrates non-traumatic thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysm in a patient presenting with haemoptysis, highlighting rare clinical signs of contained aortic rupture.
Aortic pseudoaneurysms are a type of contained rupture where most of the aortic wall is breached, leaving only a thin rim of the remaining wall or adventitia to hold the blood. This condition carries a high risk of rupture and potentially fatal complications. Typically, patients present with chest pain; haemoptysis can also occur, though rarely.
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