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Case Report
An incidental finding of a pseudocoarctation of the aorta in a trauma patient: A case report and literature review
1 Department of General Surgery, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
2 Department of General Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington D.C., USA
3 Department of Radiology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
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Fatima Alharmoodi
Department of General Surgery, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain,
UAE
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Article ID: 100134Z12FA2024
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Alharmoodi F, Ghabra S, Alrumaithi S, Abu Sa’a M, Shantour S. An incidental finding of a pseudocoarctation of the aorta in a trauma patient: A case report and literature review. J Case Rep Images Surg 2024;10(1):30–33.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Pseudocoarctation is an uncommon anomaly with different presentations that is primarily discovered with other abnormalities. Management is required with symptomatic patients.
Case Report: In this paper we discuss a patient who was diagnosed incidentally and treated conservatively, followed by a brief literature review and discussion.
Conclusion: Depending on the symptoms, surgical treatment with follow-up might be indicated.
Keywords: Aorta, Echo, Pseudocoarctation
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Fatima Alharmoodi - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Shadin Ghabra - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Salwa Alrumaithi - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Maysam Abu Sa'a - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Suleiman Shantour - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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