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'''Organ''': Heart, ascending aorta
'''Organ''': Heart, ascending aorta


'''Description''':
'''Description''': The left ventricle and ascending aorta are open. There is a rupture in the wall of the ascending aorta. Each side of the ascending aorta has some haemorrhage in the wall of the vessel.
 
The left ventricle and ascending aorta are open. There is a rupture in the wall of the ascending aorta. Each side of the ascending aorta has some haemorrhage in the wall of the vessel.


'''Diagnosis''': Stanford A type aortic dissection
'''Diagnosis''': Stanford A type aortic dissection
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''In this case did an aneurysm cause the rupture of the intima, hence the name of the preparation.''
''In this case did an aneurysm cause the rupture of the intima, hence the name of the preparation.''
[[File:Aortic aneurysm and dissection.jpg|center|thumb|Aortic aneurysm and dissection. The aorta is split, so the pseudolumen is also split in two, which is why you see it on both the left and the right side of the aorta.]]
[[File:Aortic aneurysm and dissection.jpg|center|thumb|The aorta is split, so the pseudolumen is also split in two, which is why you see it on both the left and the right side of the aorta.]]
[[Category:Pathology 1 - Macropreparations]]
[[Category:Pathology 1 - Macropreparations]]