Impending aortic aneurysm rupture – a case report and review of the warning signs
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) may present with subtle clinical findings. Recognition of the imaging features of an impending rupture is key for timely diagnosis. This report reviews the classic computed tomography findings of impending AAA rupture and presents a recent case which illustrates the k...
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center
2016-10-01
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| author | David S. Gish J. Austin Baer Gordon S. Crabtree Bilal Shaikh Shoaib B. Fareedy |
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| description | Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) may present with subtle clinical findings. Recognition of the imaging features of an impending rupture is key for timely diagnosis. This report reviews the classic computed tomography findings of impending AAA rupture and presents a recent case which illustrates the key features. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ea59ded589a484f822107e3b2de75812023-01-02T14:15:17ZengGreater Baltimore Medical CenterJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives2000-96662016-10-01651410.3402/jchimp.v6.3221732217Impending aortic aneurysm rupture – a case report and review of the warning signsDavid S. Gish0J. Austin Baer1Gordon S. Crabtree2Bilal Shaikh3Shoaib B. Fareedy4 Department of Medicine, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, PA, USA Department of Medicine, The Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA Department of Medicine, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, PA, USA Department of Medicine, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, PA, USA Department of Medicine, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, PA, USAAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) may present with subtle clinical findings. Recognition of the imaging features of an impending rupture is key for timely diagnosis. This report reviews the classic computed tomography findings of impending AAA rupture and presents a recent case which illustrates the key features.http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/32217/pdf_176abdominal aortic aneurysmruptureimagingcase reportreviewhyperattenuating crescentmural thrombusaorta |
| spellingShingle | David S. Gish J. Austin Baer Gordon S. Crabtree Bilal Shaikh Shoaib B. Fareedy Impending aortic aneurysm rupture – a case report and review of the warning signs Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture imaging case report review hyperattenuating crescent mural thrombus aorta |
| title | Impending aortic aneurysm rupture – a case report and review of the warning signs |
| title_full | Impending aortic aneurysm rupture – a case report and review of the warning signs |
| title_fullStr | Impending aortic aneurysm rupture – a case report and review of the warning signs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impending aortic aneurysm rupture – a case report and review of the warning signs |
| title_short | Impending aortic aneurysm rupture – a case report and review of the warning signs |
| title_sort | impending aortic aneurysm rupture a case report and review of the warning signs |
| topic | abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture imaging case report review hyperattenuating crescent mural thrombus aorta |
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