title: Ruptured intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm: a rare cause of acute back pain.
abstract: A 63-year-old man with no relevant medical history presented with acute non-traumatic back pain and was found to have a T8 intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm associated with haemomediastinum on CT of the chest. He was taken to angiography with interventional radiology and the aneurysm was coiled without complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Junck
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Utarnachitt
mesh_terms: D059787:Acute Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome