A rare case of leaking abdominal aneurysm presenting as isolated right testicular pain.
An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is not usually considered in the differential diagnosis of isolated right testicular pain. We describe a patient who did present with isolated acute right testicular pain as the sentinel feature of a leaking AAA. In the patient group with right testicular pain, consideration of a leaking AAA should be added to the differential diagnosis. An adverse outcome can be avoided by timely diagnosis and intervention.
Sufi
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Department of Surgery, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom. pasufi@netscape.net
D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013737:Testis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed