Chronic post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta diagnosed by duplex Doppler ultrasonography. A case report.
Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta is a rare pathology. To date aortography, CT and ultrasonography are the only diagnostic tools available for establishing the diagnosis. We report a case in which the presence of a continuous bidirectional flow in the neck of the pseudoaneurysm, as seen with duplex Doppler ultrasonography, confirmed the diagnosis.
González Llorente
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Department of Radiodiagnostics, General Hospital of Segovia, Spain.
Gallego Gallego
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Martínez Arnaiz
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D001027:Aortography; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex