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Porcine Model of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Published on: November 21, 2019
Aortic Aneurysm Eroding into the Spine
T Konrad Rajab1, Miriam W Beyene2, Farhang Yazdchi1
1Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Abstract:
Aortic aneurysms are usually asymptomatic until catastrophic rupture occurs. Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms classically present with acute back pain, shock, and a pulsatile abdominal mass. The natural history of some aortic aneurysms also includes a stage of contained rupture. This occurs when extravasation of blood from the ruptured aneurysm is contained by surrounding tissues. Here, the authors report the case of a chronic contained abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture that resulted in erosion of the spine.
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