DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection Diagnosed by Intestinal Ischemia following Cardiac Catheterization: A Case Report

REPORTcoronary artery.After final confirmation using angiography and transthoracic echocardiography, the examination and treatment were completed.The patient complained of abdominal pain early the following morning and was also found to have bloody stools.Suspecting gastrointestinal bleeding associated with antithrombotic therapy, a simple abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan was performed, which revealed abdominal aortic dissection and edema of the ascending colon.A contrastenhanced CT scan of the thorax and abdomen was performed (Fig. 1), which revealed a DeBakey type I aortic dissection with false lumen patency and malperfusion of the superior mesenteric artery, necessitating emergency surgery.A preoperative CT scan showed no entry, and transesophageal echocardiography after 1,