Vertebral Erosion due to Spontaneous Thoracic Aortic False Aneurysm

Vertebral erosion and paraplegia due to expanding thoracic aneurysm.

1010-7940/$ see front matter Q 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.04.040 * Corresponding author. Tel.: C34 93 227479; fax: C34 93 4514898. E-mail address: [email protected] (C.-A. Mestres). The aorta was successfully replaced with a 16 mm cryopreserved homograft. Cultures showed no growth. Paraplegia is a devastating complication of aortic aneurysms. European J...

Extensive Erosion of Vertebral Bodies Due to a Chronic Contained Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.

This report describes a case of chronically ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm contained within the lumbar vertebral bodies that presented with dull abdominal pain. Sudden, massive hemorrhage is an uncommon, yet well-known complication of an untreated abdominal aortic aneurysm. In addition, misleading clinical and radiological findings present difficult diagnostic challenges in such cases. This...

spontaneous aortocaval fistula due to ruptured infrarenal aortic aneurysm

Spontaneous Aortocaval Fistula Due to Ruptured Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysm

Dear editor, Aortocaval Fistula (ACF) is a rare condition of an Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm (AAA). ACF caused by perforation of atherosclerotic infrarenal aortic aneurysm into the adjacent IVC, iliac vein, or left renal vein. 1 Its incidence is approximately 1-2% which increases to 2-6.97% in the presence of ruptured AAA. 2 ACF is reported more in males (98%) with an average age of 64 years. 3 The...

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm