title: Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm presenting with acute urinary retention.
abstract: Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm classically presents with abdominal pain radiating to the back, a pulsatile abdominal mass and circulatory collapse. However, other symptoms may be the only presenting complaint. We report the case of a patient who presented with a history of acute retention of urine relieved by catheterisation, but who then developed clinical features more typical of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture.
authors.affiliation: St Richards Hospital, Chichester.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Bearn
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology*