title: Non-aneurysmal abdominal aortic rupture in a patient with Marfan syndrome.
abstract: Aortic rupture in the presence of aneurysmal disease is well understood and extensively described in the literature. However, aortic rupture in a non-aneurysmal aorta is far less common. In the few reported cases, perforations are believed to result from a penetrating atheromatous ulcer of the aorta. We describe a rare case of non-aneurysmal aortic rupture in a 68-year-old man with Marfan syndrome and a history of proximal aortic surgery. The urgent need for hemorrhage control precluded any consideration of an endovascular repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia Discipline of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia eugeneng82@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia Discipline of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tewksbury
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia Discipline of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew Mtl
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Choong
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia Discipline of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia Discipline of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.
authors.forename: Maged
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aziz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Aorta; Aortic aneurysm; Blood vessel prosthesis implantation; Marfan syndrome; abdominal