Painless aortic dissection presenting as pseudo ileus: A case report

Wang,Chunhua; Wang,Bo; Lv,Zanmei; Zhi,Jia; Yang,Jie; Hao,Yuqing

doi:10.3892/etm.2022.11342

Painless aortic dissection presenting as pseudo ileus: A case report

Authors:
- Chunhua Wang
- Bo Wang
- Zanmei Lv
- Jia Zhi
- Jie Yang
- Yuqing Hao
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Affiliations: Department of Gastroenterology, The 980th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Service (Bethune International Peace Hospital), Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050082, P.R. China, Department of Gastroenterology, The 980th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Service (Bethune International Peace Hospital), Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050082, P.R. China, Outpatient Department, The Xicheng 4th Rest Center for Retired Cadres of Beijing Garrison Area of the People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100032, P.R. China, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The 980th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Service (Bethune International Peace Hospital), Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050082, P.R. China
Published online on: April 27, 2022 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11342
Article Number: 415
Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Aortic dissection is a serious acute cardiovascular disease with rapid onset, progression and a high mortality rate. Due to the range of different branching vessels involved, the clinical symptoms are complex and diverse. The typical clinical symptom is a severe tearing pain in the chest, back or abdomen, but some patients also have atypical symptoms, which are easily missed or misdiagnosed and can be life‑threatening. The present study reports a case of painless type B aortic dissection, initially diagnosed as ileus. The objective of this study is to enhance the clinical understanding of painless aortic dissection so that the disease can be quickly and accurately detected, and treated in a timely manner, thereby improving patient outcomes.

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