21/Nov/2024
Chronic spontaneous non-aneurysmal aortic rupture treated with endovascular surgery
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RC1113
ABSTRACT Spontaneous non-aneurysmal aortic rupture is rare and is usually attributed to penetrating aortic ulcers, infections, tumor infiltrations, or inflammatory and collagen diseases. Chronic rupture is infrequent but extremely rare in non-aneurysmal aortas, which makes diagnosis difficult because the absence of an aneurysm can mislead the physician to rule out rupture. Here, we describe the case of an 85-year-old male, who was undergoing oncological investigation for weight loss, inappetence, and back pain. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging performed 3 […]
Keywords: Aged, 80 and over; Aneurysm; Aneurysm, false; Angiography; Aorta, abdominal; Endovascular procedures; Intensive care units; Magnetic resonance imaging; Patient discharge; Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer; Prostheses and implants; Rupture; spontaneous; Tomography, x-ray computed