A member asked:

Can you please describe intramural hematoma of ascending aorta, pleural effusion etiology?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Defect: Ulcer of aorta with bleeding into wall creating wall-intramural hematoma-bruise. May heal or go on to leakage and reaction with fluid in chest. Local aortic tear-dissection can do a similar scene!

Answered 2/13/2014

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