title: [Ultrasound diagnosis of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in renal colic].
abstract: The ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is a rare, but life-threatening disease that demands fast diagnosis. We report in the following about a patient who was admitted with symptoms of urinary obstruction and an acute abdomen. Ultrasound investigation at admission confirmed urinary obstruction of the right kidney. Causative for that however was a right pararenal ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, which led secondarily to ureter compression. Thus, in our opinion, primary ultrasound examination represents an important instrument in differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Herz- und Thoraxchirurgie, Zentrum für Operative Medizin der Universität Würzburg. Bohrer_T.htc@klinik.uni-wuerzburg.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bohrer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stopinski
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex