title: [The rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with a fused horseshoe kidney. A clinical case report].
abstract: An emergency operation for a ruptured aortic aneurysm can be very difficult in the presence of horseshoe kidney. This concomitance is rare but represents an interesting challenge for vascular surgeons. The authors report a case of 80 year old male patient who reached the operating theatre for ruptured aortic aneurysm. Unexpectedly a preaortic horseshoe kidney was found. The authors describe the surgical technique adopted to get rapidly to the aneurysm collar preserving kidney integrity.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chirurgia Generale e Cardiovascolare, Università degli Studi di Milano.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Giorgetti
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bordoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Monti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rignano
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Marenghi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giordanengo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Rottura di aneurisma dell'aorta addominale in paziente portatore di rene fuso a "ferro di cavallo". Descrizione del caso clinico.