[Traumatic aortic rupture in ankylosing spondylitis--a fatal complication].
Fractures of the spine represent a severe complication particularly in patients with ankylosing spondylitis because of high morbidity and mortality. We report on a patient with a hyperextension fracture of the lumbar spine, leading to disruption of the aorta and caval vein.
Tiesenhausen
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Klinische Abteilung für Gefässchirurgie, Universitätsklinik Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036 Graz, Ostereich.
Thalhammer
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Koch
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Schleifer
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D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology
Traumatische Aortenruptur bei ankylosierender Spondylitis--eine letale Komplikation.