title: Rupture of a nonaneurysmal atherosclerotic infrarenal aorta.
abstract: We report a case of spontaneous rupture of a nonaneurysmal infrarenal aorta through an area of atherosclerotic thinning. Close follow-up, aggressive antihypertensive therapy, and serial imaging of asymptomatic patients with documented aortic ulceration is warranted. In symptomatic patients, surgical intervention should be undertaken so that transmural aortic rupture can be averted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, N.Y., USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Todd
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed