Lower extremity weakness as the first sign of an abdominal aortic aneurysm

Autor: Caleb Baz Figueroa, MD, Alejandro Delgado Molinos, MD, Octavio de la Torre Scherak, MD, Ángel López Castillo, MD, Juan Carlos Moy Petersen, MD, Francisco José Farrais Expósito, MD, Jose Carlos Cruz Arteaga, MD, Raúl Portas Gómez, MD, Jose Antonio Pérez Gómez, MD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 221-223 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2468-4287
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.02.013
Popis: Giant aortic aneurysms are rare entities with a high mortality, and only a few cases have been described. Spinal cord ischemia secondary to an aortic aneurysm occurs even more rarely. We present the case of a giant aneurysm of the infrarenal abdominal aorta that was initially manifested through bilateral lower limb weakness.
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