Pregnancy‐Related Aortic Dissection—A Rare Complication of Pregnancy

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  FIGURE 1. Axial image of CTA chest demonstrates type A dissection flap involving the thoracic aorta (red arrows), which extends inferiorly to the level of the aortic valve. Dissection flaps extend into the proximal portions of all three arch vessels, with more superior extension into the left common carotid artery.

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  FIGURE 2. Axial images of CTA of abdomen demonstrates extension of dissection flap extending into the promixal superior mesenteric artery. The celiac, left renal and inferior mesenteric artery all arise from the false lumen. (yellow arrow). Right renal artery arises from the true lumen.

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  FIGURE 3. Axial image demonstrating occlusion of infrarenal aorta (green arrow), with extension of the dissection into both common iliac vessels. There is near occlusion of the left common and left external iliac artery. The right common and right external iliac arteries are moderately stenotic.

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  FIGURE 4. MRI T2 sagittal view of thoracic spinal cord. There is abnormal T2 hyperintensities (white arrows) in T7‐T9 spinal cord suggestive of cord infarction.

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  FIGURE 5. MRI T2 axial view of thoracic spinal cord. There is abnormal T2 hyperintensity (red arrow) within the spinal cord suggestive of cord infarction. Note the aorta with patent endovascular graft (Ao).