[Dissecting aneurysm of the abdominal aorta simulating acute abdominal diseases]

The paper is concerned with analysis of 9 case histories of patients with dissection and rupture of the abdominal aorta, simulating the acute abdomen. Diagnosis of this complication was very difficult: it was established in one patient only, in another patient it was suspected. In the other cases, a diagnosis was made at autopsy only. Physicians and surgeons of emergency care, outpatient clinics and hospitals should keep this pathology in mind.