Balloon catheter contol of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with Cullen's sign.
A patient with Cullen's sign due to a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is reported. At operation a balloon catheter was used to stop severe retroperitoneal bleeding and the aneurysm was replaced with a graft.
D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014472:Umbilicus