Chronic contained rupture of an aortic aneurysm mimicking infective spondylitis
| Autor: | M. P. Grevitt, R. C. Mulholland, P. S. Fagg |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Aortic Rupture Diagnosis Differential Aortic aneurysm medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine cardiovascular diseases Spondylitis Aged Lumbar Vertebrae business.industry medicine.disease Abdominal aortic aneurysm Surgery Radiography cardiovascular system Lumbar spine Radiology Neurosurgery business Low Back Pain Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal |
| Zdroj: | European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 5(2) |
| ISSN: | 0940-6719 |
| Popis: | Chronic contained rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is rare. These aneurysms are small and affected patients are usually normotensive. The resultant pseudoaneurysmal sac may cause extensive vertebral erosion. Diagnosis is often delayed as the condition may present with symptoms referable to the lumbar spine. This report is of two cases cases where the initial diagnosis was infective spondylitis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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