Acute thrombosis of an aortic aneurysm.
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino)
; 42(1): 111-3, 2001 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-11292917
ABSTRACT
The natural history of abdominal aortic aneurysms is to enlarge gradually. Associated complications are rupture, peripheral embolization and infection.1-5 Complete occlusion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm by thrombus is extremely rare and constitutes a surgical emergency, with an estimated mortality of 50%.1-5 We report a case of a patient with this very uncommon complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm and review the literature discussing its optimal identification and management.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article