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Chest X-ray before (a) and after (b) endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm (TEVAR) showing the complete opacity of the left lung field due to aneurysm rupture within the pleura (a) and the complete resolution after blood drainage (b). CT-scan before (c and e) and after (d and f) endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm by TEVAR.
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Eleven days after the admission, the patient reported worsening of the dyspnea and a second chest X-ray showed complete opacity of the left lung field (Figure 1). Contrast chest CT-scan revealed a descending thoracic and proximal abdominal aortic aneurysm, with maximal axial diameter of 7 cm, presenting a thick parietal plaque (17 mm) with ulcerative aspects and hyperdensity on the left anterolateral side compatible with intramural hematoma (Figure 1).