Dissecting aneurysm of the infrarenal abdominal aorta: report of a case.
A primary abdominal aortic dissection is exceedingly rare, especially in the absence of blunt abdominal trauma. We herein report a case of aortic dissection with aneurysmal dilatation (dissecting aneurysm) of the infrarenal abdominal aorta in a 61-year-old female patient, and discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic management of this rare disorder.
Flores
Jorge Adalberto
JA
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Nishibe
Toshiya
T
Kudo
Fabio
F
Oka
Jun-ichi
J
Miyazaki
Keiko
K
Yasuda
Keishu
K
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed