Lumbar artery aneurysm with acute aortic occlusion resulting from chiropractic manipulation: a case report.
A 44-year-old man with an acute aortic occlusion after chiropractic manipulation was found to have a lumbar artery aneurysm. This article presents a previously undescribed entity, a lumbar artery aneurysm, which manifested as a unique cause of distal aortic occlusion in a patient with chronic back pain.
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Department of Surgery, Cape Canaveral Hospital, Cocoa Beach, Fla.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002684:Chiropractic; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography