In a supplementary contrast-enhanced computed tomography, the bulge was identified as a penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU) of double the size of the aortic diameter, exerting pressure on the vertebral ...

Tarek S. Absi, MD; Thoralf M. Sundt III, MD; Cynthia J. Camillo, MSN; Richard B. Schuessler, PhD; Fernando R. Gutierrez, MD ...

It can lead to aortic aneurysms, arterial thrombosis, strokes, and anginas. Penetrating aortic ulcer: This is a chronic condition that’s very similar to aortic dissection but is usually ...

The natural history of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers (PAUs) of the descending thoracic aorta remains unclear. Between January 1996 and June 2000, PAU was diagnosed in 36 patients (16 men ...