DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2021.v07i04.005

Pages: 145-147

Described at the beginning of the 19th century by Shekleton, aortic dissection is a serious and life-threatening disease [1]. The diagnosis of dissection of the aorta is suspected by the presence of the classic triad: Severe abrupt chest pain, difference in upper extremity blood pressure and mediastinal widening on chest X ray. We report the case of 55 years old man with history of arterial hypertension presenting in the emergency department with the symptomatology of complicated aortic dissection. The diagnosis of mediastinal mass was retained.