Extension of contained rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm into a lumbar intervertebral disc. Case report.
Chronic contained rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a rare event, making its diagnosis difficult. A delayed diagnosis and delayed surgical repair compromise the outcome. In this paper the authors report the case of a chronic contained rupture of an AAA causing spinal destruction, in which diagnosis was difficult because the lesion produced symptoms mimicking those of pyogenic spondylitis.
Sakai
Toshinori
T
Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
Katoh
Shinsuke
S
Sairyo
Koichi
K
Higashino
Kosaku
K
Hirohasm
Nori
N
Yasui
Natsuo
N
D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013492:Suppuration; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate