Bilateral testicular pain as an acute aortic dissection symptom

Acute aortic dissection is a serious cardiovascular event and the most common acute disease of the great vessels. According to the anatomical distribution of the compromised aorta, the Stanford Group classifies it into type A and type B. Its prognosis depends on its early identification and treatmen...

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Autores:
Guarín-Loaiza, Gloria Mercedes
Nocua-Báez, Laura Cristina
Alfonso-Hernández, Gladys
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2016
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/65192
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/65192
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/66215/
Palabra clave:
61 Ciencias médicas; Medicina / Medicine and health
Enfermedades aórticas
Disección
Dolor agudo
Dolor referido
Dolor en el pecho
Testículo
Aortic Diseases
Dissection
Acute Pain
Referred Pain
Chest Pain
Testis
Rights
openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:Acute aortic dissection is a serious cardiovascular event and the most common acute disease of the great vessels. According to the anatomical distribution of the compromised aorta, the Stanford Group classifies it into type A and type B. Its prognosis depends on its early identification and treatment, as the mortality rate in type A increases rapidly with each hour of delay of diagnosis.Clinical manifestations of aortic dissection may be varied, which makes its early diagnosis difficult. Regarding its diagnosis, genital pain is one of the rarest symptoms. In this paper, the case of a patient who initially attended a health care institution due to acute bilateral testicular pain and was eventually diagnosed with acute aortic dissection is presented.