Vertebral erosion due to chronic contained rupture of the abdominal aorta
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DOI: 10.1177/1358863x16667836
Abstract: A 69-year-old male presented to the vascular surgery clinic with a 4-month history of low back pain. His previous medical history was unremarkable except for a smoking habit (100 pack-years). The patient had undergone a… read more here.
Keywords: contained rupture; aorta; chronic contained; abdominal aorta ... See more keywords
Giant mycotic abdominal aneurysm and massive vertebral erosion. Still not a tale from the past.
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DOI: 10.5603/cj.2018.0151
Abstract: A 67-year-old crewman was airlifted from a container ship at the Namibian coast after reporting sudden lumbar pain. A plain X-ray was performed locally (Fig. 1A) and low-resolution computed tomography angiography (CTA) revealed a large… read more here.
Keywords: aneurysm; aaa vertebral; mycotic abdominal; erosion ... See more keywords