title: [Chronic-contained ruptured aortic aneurysm: un unusual cause of back pain].
abstract: Chronic contained rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm is a rare event which can cause diagnostic difficulties. It can present as a chronic back pain and the delayed diagnosis and delayed surgical repair may compromise the final results. The outcome of urgent repair of a chronic contained leak is equivalent to that of elective aneurysm repair. We report a case of contained rupture of a small abdominal aortic aneurysm with delayed diagnosis, evaluated by computed tomography showing a beginning erosion of the lumbar vertebral body. The patient was operated on within 24 hours on admission with uneventful surgical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire et de Transplantation d'Organes, Hôpital Militaire de Tunis.
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sraieb
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ben Ameur
authors.forename: Syrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bougamra
authors.forename: Selma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ben Romdhane
authors.forename: Jamel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manaa
authors.forename: Mohamed Lotfi
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Slimane
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004630:Emergencies; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates