Acute thrombosis of an aortic aneurysm.
The natural history of abdominal aortic aneurysms is to enlarge gradually. Associated complications are rupture, peripheral embolization and infection.1-5 Complete occlusion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm by thrombus is extremely rare and constitutes a surgical emergency, with an estimated mortality of 50%.1-5 We report a case of a patient with this very uncommon complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm and review the literature discussing its optimal identification and management.
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Vascular Surgery Unit, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Tel-Aviv University Sackler, School of Medicine Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery