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A retrospective review of urgently operated aortic or iliac aneurysms over a 13 1/2 year period identified 51 patients (50 male, one female). In our consecutive series, 45 patients underwent an emergency operation for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and six patients for an iliac aneurysm (IA). Mean age was 69 years. All patients had prominent symptoms: acute low abdominal pain or low back pain in 20 patients, shock in six patients, shock and pain in 25 patients. Free rupture was found in 28 cases, retroperitoneal rupture in 14 cases, fissurisation in seven and arterio-venous fistulisation in two cases. All reconstructions were done by the same vascular surgeon using Dacron prostheses. Intra-operative mortality rate was 3.9% (n = 2), 30-day mortality was 21.6% (n = 11) and cumulative hospital mortality was 23.5% (n = 12). The morbidity was 59%.
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PMID:Emergency aorto-iliac aneurysm surgery with low mortality and morbidity. 1256 Nov 51

The authors present the issue of rare causes of retrospinal back pain. Particular attention has been given to abdominal aortic aneurysm--it's clinical picture, diagnostic problems and treatment modes. A retrospective evaluation of 65 operated patients was performed. Diagnostic problems in a 66-year-old patient are also presented: the final diagnosis was determined at the time of surgery, although a low back pain treatment regimen had been formerly applied to this patient. The authors emphasise the frequent occurrence of atypical clinical signs accompanying abdominal aortic aneurysm, frequent correlation with degenerative changes of the spine, and the importance of differential diagnostics in patients with atypical symptoms of low back pain.
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PMID:[Chronic, aortic aneurysm rupture as one reason for retrospinal back pain]. 1266 63

A 73-year-old male patient presented with a pulsating abdominal mass and intractable low back pain for several days. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an infected abdominal aortic aneurysm invading the second, third, and fourth lumbar vertebrae. He underwent radical debridement of the infected aneurysm with reconstruction using vascular bypass, partial corpectomy of the L2 to L4 vertebrae, anterior reconstruction with autogenous fibular shaft, and posterior instrumentation with posterolateral fusion. Culture of the necrotic tissues grew oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. He received intravenous vancomycin infusion for 4 weeks and oral ciprofloxacin for 6 months postoperatively. After a 15-month follow-up, no apparent signs of further infection were noted. C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate returned to normal during follow-up. No neurologic symptoms other than mild low back soreness were noted. The stability of the lumbar spine was maintained using long segment reconstruction with autogenous fibula shaft and posterior instrumentation along with posterolateral fusion. Infected aortic aneurysm with vertebral osteomyelitis is a rare clinical entity. Prompt diagnosis and adequate treatment are essential.
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PMID:Osteomyelitis of multiple lumbar vertebrae associated with infected aortic aneurysm: a case report. 1460 25

Three patients, men aged 62, 57 and 44 years, had suffered for 6-24 months from low back pain, which after an acute moment had worsened with pain radiating to one leg. In all 3 patients, a neurological cause was considered first, but investigations revealed that they had a large abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) resulting in emergency surgery. The oldest man died from late complications; the younger men made a good recovery. An AAA should be considered in patients with low back pain and risk factors such as male gender, older age, cigarette smoking, hypertension and previous manifestations of vascular disease. Making the diagnosis as early as possible can be lifesaving.
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PMID:[Back pain? Don't forget the abdomen]. 1521 60

A 69-year-old man was admitted with low back pain and signs of nerve root compression. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed abscess formation in the left psoas region, spondylodiscitis L3-L4 and a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. The aortic aneurysm was replaced with a bifurcated vascular graft. One week later, laminectomy at the L4-level was done. In a small abscess, Mycobacterium bovis was found. The condition was considered to be a mycobacterial spondylitis secondary to BCG instillations of the urinary bladder for carcinoma. The patient received antituberculous medication for 9 months. Subsequently bone transplantation and internal fixation of the spine became necessary. Three years after surgery he is in good condition and there are no signs of graft infection on CT. Spondylitis and mycotic aortic aneurysm should be kept in mind in patients who have been treated for carcinoma of the bladder with BCG instillations.
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PMID:Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm secondary to tuberculous spondylitis. 1587 7

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is one of the important differential diagnoses of back pain which is often missed. Chronic contained rupture is a rare event that can cause diagnostic difficulties, presenting in different ways such as back pain, neuropathy or groin mass. We are presenting a case of 46-year-old man who presented with history of recurrent low back pain radiating to his left leg, associated with sensory deficit in the left thigh. His complaint proved to be resulting from chronic contained AAA leak.
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PMID:Chronic contained rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm presenting with longstanding back pain. 1616 99

A 73-year-old man had lumbago of unknown cause for several months prior to presentation. At examination prior to surgery for gastric cancer, an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) of 6 cm in maximum diameter, retroperitoneal hematoma and vertebral erosion were found on abdominal computed tomography (CT). Hematological examination revealed mild anemia and stable hemodynamics. A diagnosis of chronic contained rupture of an AAA was made and knitted Dacron bifurcated graft replacement was performed. When an intraluminal thrombosis at the posterior wall was removed, a punched-out defect (3 x 2 cm) was discovered. When the old hematoma was removed, a destroyed vertebral body was found. After surgery, the lumbago was alleviated. The patient was transferred to the Department of Surgery and a gastrectomy was performed. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful.
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PMID:Chronic contained rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm with vertebral erosion: report of a case. 1697 6

Spontaneous aortocaval fistula is a rare complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture. A definitive preoperative diagnosis sometimes is difficult, because ofnonspecific and highly variable clinical symptoms. Classic signs such as low back pain, palpable pulsatile abdominal mass, abdominal bruit and thrill, dyspnea and high-output cardiac failure are present in less than 50% of cases. In this article we report the case of a 68-year-old patient with an aortocaval fistula who was admitted in hospital because of abdominal pain and hematuria.
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PMID:[Spontaneous aortocaval fistula]. 1755 49

A male patient, 69 years old, presented with fever, leucocytosis, and persistent low back pain; he also had an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), as previously diagnosed by Doppler UltraSound (US), and was admitted to our hospital. On multislice computed tomography (msCT), a large abdominal mass having no definite border and involving the aorta and both of the psoas muscles was seen. This mass involved the forth-lumbar vertebra with lysis, thus simulating AAA rupture into a paraspinal collection; it was initially considered a paraspinal abscess. After magnetic resonance imaging examination and culture of the fluid aspirated from the mass, no infective organisms were found; therefore, a diagnosis of chronically contained AAA rupture was made, and an aortic endoprosthesis was subsequently implanted. The patient was discharged with decreased lumbar pain. At 12-month follow-up, no evidence of leakage was observed. To our knowledge, this is the first case of endoprosthesis implantation in a patient, who was a poor candidate for surgical intervention due to renal failure, leucocytosis and high fever, having a chronically contained AAA ruptured simulating spodylodiscitis abscess. Appropriate diagnosis and therapy resolved potentially crippling pathology and avoided surgical graft-related complications .
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PMID:Chronic contained rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm: from diagnosis to endovascular resolution. 1771 Apr 69

Primary aortoenteric fistula is a rare but potentially fatal cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. The diagnosis of primary aortoeteric fistula is difficult to make and is usually accompanied by a very high level of clinical suspicion. In the context of a known abdominal aortic aneurysm it is reasonable to have a high index of clinical suspicion ofaortoenteric fistula. It should be included in the differential diagnosis with low back pain and a palpable midline abdominal mass in a haemodynamically stable patient. We present a case of a 59 year old man with no past history of abdominal aortic aneurysm presented with lower back and periumblical pain. Initial misdiagnosis led to a delay in treatment and the patient succumbed to the illness.
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PMID:Clinical presentation of a missed primary aorto-enteric fistula. 1817 48


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