title: Acute dissection confined to the abdominal aorta.
abstract: Acute dissection confined to the abdominal aorta is extremely rare. A case is presented in which the condition was lethal. Although the patient had a history of pituitary insufficiency, the etiology was shown to be atherosclerosis.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000473:pathology*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis