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Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm due to aortic wallstent dislocation masquerading as renal colic
M Heuser1, S Obenauer, F Seseke
1Department of Urology, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany. mheuser@gwdg.de
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
|August 7, 2001
Abstract:
Placement of an aortic wallstent for treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a frequent therapeutic measure. Whereas AAA is known to mimic renal colic, aortic wallstent dislocation is a novel diagnostic problem. Herein, we report the first case of a patient with a dislocated aortic wallstent and subsequent aneurysm rupture and discuss appropriate diagnostic measures.