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.
Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
Toshinori
T
Sakai
Shinsuke
S
Katoh
Koichi
K
Sairyo
Kosaku
K
Higashino
Nori
N
Hirohasm
Natsuo
N
Yasui
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