Key result
A 45-year-old man presenting with pseudo ileus was diagnosed with a rare painless type B aortic dissection and successfully treated with antihypertensive medication and thoracic aorta coated stent implantation.
Why the study?
Atypical presentations of aortic dissection are easily missed or misdiagnosed, necessitating greater clinical understanding to detect and treat painless aortic dissection quickly.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Painless type B aortic dissection can present atypically as pseudo ileus, highlighting the need for high clinical suspicion and prompt imaging to avoid life-threatening misdiagnosis.
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Atypical painless type B dissection as pseudo-ileus supports heightened suspicion for prompt imaging; single case leaves open prospective validation.
Wang et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Painless type B aortic dissection (n=1). Thoracic aorta coated stent implantation and antihypertensive therapy was evaluated on Clinical recovery. A 45-year-old man presenting with pseudo ileus was diagnosed with a rare painless type B aortic dissection and successfully treated with antihypertensive medication and thoracic aorta coated stent implantation.
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